Bill of Rights
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Ratification
Vocabulary
100
The right to bear arms.
What is The 2nd Amendment?
100
This was the year that the Constitution was written.
What is 1787?
100
This was the name of the first US government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
This many states were needed to ratify the Constitution.
What is 9?
100
This is the name of the group of people that supported independence from Britain.
What is a patriot?
200
Freedom of the press, religion, speech, assembly, and petition.
What is the 1st amendment?
200
Five slaves were added as 3 people to the population for representation purposes.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
200
This is where the power to tax belonged.
What is the state government?
200
Federalism and separation of powers prevented any single branch from becoming too strong.
What is a Federalist argument?
200
This group of people supported ratification of the Constitution.
What is a federalist?
300
No search and seizure without a warrant.
What is the 4th amendment?
300
This rebellion of farmers lead to the meeting in Philadelphia to restructure the government.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
300
Direct land and naval operations
What is the national government?
300
85 essays written/published to convince states to ratify the Constitution.
What is the "Federalist Papers"?
300
This group of people argued that a strong central government would threaten individual liberties.
What are Anti-Federalists?
400
Right to a speedy trial.
What is the 6th amendment?
400
This means that the federal government can enact laws that are ‘necessary and proper’ to carry out other powers.
What is the "Elastic Clause"?
400
This type of government is only given certain powers and cannot act beyond those powers.
What is a limited government?
400
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.
What are Federalists?
400
This type of government theory shares power between a federal government and a state government.
What is federalism?
500
Rights of people accused of crimes.
What is the 5th amendment?
500
This compromise led to a bicameral legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
500
This was the one good thing to come out of the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
500
Patrick Henry and George Mason
What are Anti-Federalists?
500
This type of government is one in which citizens elect representatives to make laws on their behalf.
What is a republic?
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