Articles of Confederation
Who did the colonies gain their independence from?
Great Britain
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Philadelphia
The Supreme Court is at the top of which branch of government?
The Judicial Branch
How many amendments make up The Bill of Rights?
10
What are the three levels of the United States government?
Federal, State, and Local
True or false. Under the Articles of Confederation, the new country had a national army.
False. Each state had their own army.
What was the name of the compromise that allowed some slaves to be counted toward a state's population?
The President and Vice President are part of this branch
The Executive Branch
Which number amendment grants people the freedom of speech?
The First Amendment
Similar to the President in the Executive Branch, this person is in charge of the state government.
Governor
True or false? The delegates wanted to change the Articles of Confederation at first.
True
The result of The Great Compromise gave us the Senate and the House of Representatives. Together these are known as what?
Congress
This branch is in charge of creating laws.
The Legislative Branch
The second amendment gives people the right to what?
Bear arms
There are some exceptions, but the most common amount of time a governor can serve is two consecutive terms of how many years?
4
Under the Articles of Confederation, who had all of the power?
The States
What year did the Constitutional Convention occur? Who was the president of the convention.
1787, George Washington
The executive branch's main responsibility is to do what? The legislative branch's main responsibility is to do what?
Executive branch = enforce the laws
Legislative branch = make/write new laws
The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures. In order for a search and seizure to lawfully happen, this document is needed...
A warrant
Federal, State, or Local...which level deals with driver's licenses? Potholes on your street where you live?
State, Local
This farmer led a group of hundreds of men in a rebellion against courts trying to take people's property.
Daniel Shays
What were the two biggest issues facing the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
Population and Slavery
The system used to make sure that one branch doesn't gain more power than the others is called what?
Checks and Balances
The 3rd Amendment says that we don't have to let soldiers live in our homes. Where does this come from.
250 points = American Revolution
250 points = After the Boston Tea Party
Who is the current governor of Massachusetts?
Maura Healey