Early Days (Values & AOC)
Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Principles
Key Events
Vocabulary
100

This American Value says you citizens have many freedoms but also must obey the law

What is rights and responsibilities?

100

This allowed for equal representation in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of Representatives

What is the Great Compromise?

100

This was the goal of the Consitution

What is create a limited government?

100

Washington set a precedent of having experts help him make decisions called __________________

What is Cabinet of Advisors?

100
States needed to ratify the new Constitution. Ratify means
What is to approve?
200

This American Value says that citizens elect their political leaders

What is representative government?

200

This determined how enslaved people would be counted in terms of taxation and representation in the House of Representatives

What is the 3/5 Compromise?

200

This principle gives power to the people through elections where they choose their political leaders

What is popular sovereignty? 

200

These are the 3 causes of the War of 1812

What is:

- Britain allied with Native Americans to stop USA expansion

- British kidnapping US sailors (impressment)

- Embargo of 1807 (limited trade) 

200

These are the first 10 Amendments added to the Constitution helping convince Anti-Federalists to ratify it

What is the Bill of Rights?

300
The Articles of Confederation provided the majority of power to this level of government

What is the states?

300

This required all runaway enslaved people to be returned to their enslavers if captured

What is the Fugitive Slave Clause / Law?

300

Federalism divided the government into 3 levels - the 3 levels are

What is national, state, and local governments?

300

This event allowed Congress to expand its power through implied powers: saying Congress has more power than what's listed in the Constitution

What is the National Bank Debate?

300

Marbury vs Madison confirmed the Supreme Court has the power to interpret the actions of other branches and determine if they are constitutional or not. This process is called __________________

What is judicial review?

400

This event showed the weaknesses of Confederation specifically the federal government being unable to enforce the law and collect taxes

What is Shays Rebellion?

400

This is the reason Southerners wanted enslaved people to count towards their states representation

What is to increase their power in the House of Representatives?

400

This principle allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches through this system

What is checks and balances?

400

This event proved that the federal government / President had enough power to enforce the law

What is the Whiskey Rebellion?

400

McCulloch vs Maryland said states are not allowed to create laws that violate federal laws supporting this clause

What is the National Supremacy Clause?

500

This was the consequence of Shays Rebellion

What is the Constitutional Convention or meeting to create a new government?

500

This group did not support the Constitution and believed that individual rights needed to be listed and protected

Who are the Anti-Federalists?

500

Separation of Powers split the federal government into 3 parts with different responsibilities: list the branch and its main job

What is:

Legislative - Make Laws

Executive - Enforce Laws

Judicial - Interpret laws

500

List 3 consequences of the War of 1812

What is:

- US created tariffs to protect new businesses

- US created a 2nd National Bank

- US forced Native Americans off all land east of the Mississippi River

- Monroe eliminated the Federalist Party

- US invested in transportation projects

500

One of the major causes of the War of 1812 was when the British kidnapped American sailors - another term for this is ____________

What is impressment?

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