The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution (True/False)
True
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George Washington was a (federalist/anti-federalist).
Federalist
100
The president belongs in which branch of government?
Executive Branch
100
The Legislative Branch does what?
Makes the laws
200
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The first form of government in the United States, made the federal government very weak
200
What is a federalist?
A person who believed in the Constitution and wanted the federal government to have a lot of power.
200
Who was John Locke?
An English Philosopher who thought of the idea of Natural Rights. This idea was used in the Constitution.
200
The job of the Judicial Branch is what?
To determine if the laws in the other 2 branches have violated the Constitution
200
When did the Enlightenment occur? (doesn't have to be exact)
1600's or beginning of 1700's. People don't really know what year it exactly started, but it is around those times.
300
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
The 3/5 Compromise was a compromise between the Northerns and the Southerns when it came to House of Representatives. Out of 5 slaves, only 3 of them would count as the south's population.
300
Define Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shays was a poor farmer who led a rebellion against the Massachusetts government because he wasn't getting his money that was promised to him from fighting in the war, so he ended up being very poor. They threatened jail time on him because he couldn't pay his taxes, so he led a rebellion
300
Who was Daniel Shays?
A soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War for the Americans. He led a rebellion against the Massachusetts's government
300
Define Social Contract
The people give up some of their power to the government and vice versa. The people and the government are a team. The people have the responsibility to abolish the government if the government does not protect the peoples rights
300
Number of free men a state had to have before actually becoming a state
What is 60,000 men
400
What was the Great Compromise?
The Great Compromise was when some states wanted representation of the people to be based on population while the other states wanted equal vote in Congress. Finally, the Great Compromise said that the Congress would have 2 parts, House of Reps (population) and the Senate (equal number)
400
Define the Constitutional Convention
A meeting between many delegates to fix the Articles of Confederation
400
Who was William Paterson?
The person who was behind the New Jersey Plan. Was against the Virginia Plan.
400
What can the Judicial Branch of government, according the Checks and Balances, do to the Executive Branch?
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
400
Framers set up this system to limit the powers of the 3 separate branches
Checks and Balances
500
What is the Virginia Plan?
A plan of Edmund Randolph of Virginia that said that there should be 2 parts of Congress. The parts and the representatives in those parts are reflecting the POPULATION in the states
500
Define Tariffs
Taxes put on imported goods to help make American goods more competitive against other countries' imported goods
500
Which early president was a anti-federalist?
Patrick Henry
500
How is a democracy different from a republic?
A democracy is a government in which the people vote for all the laws and decisions. A republic is a government in which the people vote for representatives to make the decisions and laws
500
All of the Northwest Territory States
What is Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, part of Minnesota