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First President of the United States
Who is George Washington?
The so-called Three-fifths Compromise relates to these people, a word that never appears in the Constitution
Who are slaves?
This Amendment protects the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
The oldest ally of the United States, this country had its own revolution in 1789.
What is France?
When the Constitution was ratified in 1788, there were this many states in the United States
What is 13?
First Vice President and second President of the United States
Who is John Adams?
This is the term used for changes to the Constitution. The first 10 make up the Bill of Rights
What is an amendment?
This Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Tensions arose with this country in the 1780s over fur trade posts in the northwest
What is Great Britain?
The precursor to the 1788 Constitution, this document gave more power to the states, and had a weak central government with no executive
What is the Articles of Confederation?
First Secretary of Treasury of the United States
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Article I of the Constitution outlines the rules for this branch of the government, made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate
What is the Legislative?
This Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the 4th Amendment?
Part of the tension with Spain had to do with trade through this city on the Mississippi River
What is New Orleans?
This uprising in western Massachusetts was sparked by farmers upset about debt and lack of paper money
What is Shays's Rebellion?
First Secretary of War of the United States
Who is Henry Knox?
The Constitutional Convention took place in this city in 1787
What is Philadelphia?
This Amendment protects against excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishments
What is the 8th Amendment?
This scandal with France involved French government officials demanding bribes from American diplomats
What is the XYZ Affair?
Alexander Hamilton emerged as the leader of this political party, favoring a strong central government
What is the Federalist Party?
Man who tied Thomas Jefferson in electoral votes in the Election of 1800
Who is Aaron Burr?
According to the Constitution, this could not be prohibited before 1808
What is the slave trade?
The 10th Amendment vaguely reserves powers for the states or to this
What is the people?
Negotiated in 1794, the British agreed to abandon their fur trade posts in the northwest with this treaty
What is Jay's Treaty?
Resolutions in these states in 1798 and 1799 declared that states had the authority to rule on a law's constitutionality
What are Kentucky and Virginia?