Bill of Rights
George Washington
Rebellion
Articles of Confederation
Government
100
The Second Amendment protects the following freedom:
The right to own a gun (Bear Arms)
100
Washington was born in this colony
What is Virginia
100
Shays' Rebellion took place in this state:
What is Massachusetts?
100
The articles were a precursor to what major document?
What is the Constitution?
100
What are the 3 Branches of Government?
What is Legislative, Executive and Judicial?
200
The First Amendment protects the following 5 freedoms:
What is Speech, Petition, Religion, Assembly and Press
200
George Washington set the precedent of only serving this many terms in office.
What is two terms?
200
The Whiskey Rebellion took place in this state:
What is Pennsylvania?
200
what were two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
What is each state had its own currency, no executive branch to enforce laws, no interstate trade system, no national court, no army, 9/13 states needed to pass laws, 13/13 states needed for amendments, no real tax system to collect revenue.
200
Who was the first President under the constitution?
Who is George Washington?
300
The Fourth Amendment protects the following right:
What is protection from illegal search and seizure?
300
Before becoming President George Washington had this job:
What is Commander of the Continental Army
300
Shays' Rebellion pointed out the weaknesses of what?
What is Articles of Confederation?
300
What convention was called to revise the Articles?
What is the Philadelphia Convention?
300
What is the role of the Executive Branch?
What is to enforce laws?
400
The 5th amendment gives you the right to do what?
What is not testify against yourself in a criminal court case. (self-incrimination)
400
George Washington advised our new nation to follow a policy of neutrality. Explain what this means in relation to the French Revolution.
What is Neutrality means not picking a side and remaining neutral. G.W. did not side with the rebellion or with a new monarchy in France
400
Who put down the Whiskey Rebellion?
What is George Washington and the US Army.
400
Who was the author of the Articles?
What is John Dickinson (PENN)?
400
What two houses make up the U.S. Congress?
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
500
The 8th amendment protects you from what
What is cruel and unusual punishment
500
Washington selected several political aides to join him in making decisions what was this group of people known as?
What is the Presidential Cabinet?
500
If Daniel Shays and his men had reached their target of _____ , they would have become more powerful than Benjamin Lincoln and the Massachusetts militia.
What is an Armory/Arsenal?
500
What were two major accomplishments of the articles of confederation?
What is helped develop the west. NW ordinance of 1787 and Land Ordinance of 1785.
500
How many members in the US Congress? What is the breakdown per house?
What is 435 members in the house and 100 in the senate.
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