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100
These are the two houses of the Legislative Branch
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
100
-limited to two terms
- Establishing the cabinet system
- Defining the role of the presidency in foreign policy.
- Addressing the president as "Mr. President"
- Presenting the State of the Union address
- maintaining neutrality in foreign affairs.
What are the precedents set by George Washington?
100
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
100
This is the first governing document that the US used before the Constitution
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
This is the president's ability to say that a bill is "wrong"
What is the power of veto?
200
This treaty ended a conflict between France and England (French and Indian War).
What is the Treaty of Paris 1763?
200
This act allowed British soldiers the right to stay in colonists' homes while occupying colonies. Many colonists did not like this act.
The Quartering Act
200
There are three branches of the government. This branch is responsible for enforcing laws and is headed by the president.
What is the Executive Branch?
200
The first war that the US fought against Great Britain
What is the Revolutionary War?
200
There are 9 of these
What are Supreme Court Justices?
300
All 13 states were needed in order to do this to the Articles of Confederation
What is amend? (an amendment)
300
This document preceded the Constitution and was the U.S. first form of government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
300
This is a party that supported industry and a strong centralized national government.
What are the Federalists?
300
This term means that the people are in charge
What is popular sovereignty?
300
This is the rebellion that showed the Constitution was strong
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
400
This document incited the American Revolution
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
After the Revolutionary War, many veterans were not getting their paychecks for their service. Many veterans protested, overthrowing a Massachusetts court house and freeing those imprisoned for their debts.
What is Shays' Rebellion
400
This is the "deal breaking" clause that Anti-federalist required the Constitution to include before they agreed to ratify the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
The longest section of the Declaration of Independence that includes abuses that violated the colonists' rights.
What is the List of Grievances?
400
This state did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention
What is Rhode Island?
500
Because of this battle's location that occurred during the Revolutionary War, Britain's forces were surrounded on three sides by the French navy and one side by the Continental Army.
Where is the Battle of Yorktown?
500
This is the group that supported states' rights and a weaker strong centralized national government
What is The Anti-Federalists
500
This political cartoon, illustrated by which famous person, represents the American Revolution
Who is Ben Franklin?
500
The Declaration of Independence was heavily influenced by this philosopher and his literature in the pamphlet Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
500
In what city did the Constitutional Convention take place?
What is Philadelphia, PA?