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100
He has the authority to veto a bill.
Who is the President?
100
This group of people wanted to ratify the Constitution.
Who are Federalists?
100
He wanted to create a strong national government.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
100
The writers of the Constitution made sure no one branch of the government could become too powerful by creating this system.
What is checks and balances?
100
He was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washingon?
200
This branch has two houses - the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What is the Legislative Branch?
200
This man was the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
200
This man was George Washington's Vice-President.
Who is John Adams?
200
This man was the first Secretary of State.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
The members of this branch are appointed by the U.S. President and confirmed by the Senate.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
This can best be described as one of the first times that a nation changed leaders by peaceful election.
What is the election of John Adams?
300
This branch of government makes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
300
This branch of government carries out laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
300
This branch of government decides whether laws are working fairly.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
This branch of government is headed by the U.S. President.
What is the Executive Branch?
400
This document limited the authority of Congress by requiring 9 of 13 states to agree before a law is passed.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
400
In this type of government, power and authority are shared by the states and the national government.
What is a federal system?
400
George Washington created this to help him do the work of the executive branch.
What is the Cabinet?
400
This amendment protects our freedom of religion, speech, and the press.
What is the First Amendment?
400
This amendment protects our basic human rights.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
500
Shay's Rebellion showed people the weakness of government under this.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
500
The first two political parties in the United States.
What were the Democratic-Republican party and the Federalist party?
500
The first Attorney General of the United States.
Who is Edmund Randolph?
500
This collection of letters that supported the Constitution was written Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
What is The Federalist?
500
One big accomplishment of this meeting was making the national government strong without taking away the powers of the states.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
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