U.S. Constitution
The first constitution of the United States was called...
Articles of Confederation
This branch is responsible for making the laws of the land.
Legislative branch
This agreement resolved the dispute between large and small states by creating a bicameral legislature.
Great Compromise
French agents labeled as _______ demanded a bribe from American diplomats.
XYZ
Famous explorers of the Louisiana Territory.
Meriwether Lewis & William Clark
City where delegates from 12 states met to reform the constitution.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This is the constitutional term for the president's power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
Veto
This compromise determined how enslaved people would be counted for both representation and taxation.
Three-Fifths Compromise
A violent tax protest in western Pennsylvania.
Whiskey Rebellion
Revolutionized cotton production by rapidly separating seeds from the fiber.
Cotton gin
The issue of ________ was decided by the Great Compromise.
Representation
This is the total number of justices currently serving on the Supreme Court.
The Virginia Plan proposed that representation in Congress be based on this.
Population
Which two secretaries in Washington's cabinet were responsible for the creation of the first political parties.
Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton
Warned European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization in the western hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
Name the three branches of government.
This house of Congress has the sole power to begin impeachment proceedings against a president or federal judge.
House of Representatives
To protect the interests of the South, the "Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise" forbade Congress from taxing exports or banning the slave trade for this many years.
20 years
Authorized the president to deport foreign nationals deemed dangerous.
Alien Act
Define judicial review.
A principle that empowers the judiciary to examine the actions of the legislative and executive and determine their constitutionality.
Individuals who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, arguing it gave too much power to the national government and threatened individual liberties.
Antifederalists
This is the fraction of votes required in both houses of Congress to override a presidential veto.
Two-thirds
These 85 essays were written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay to argue in favor of the new Constitution.
Political compromise between Hamilton & Jefferson; in exchange for Democratic-Republican support for his financial bill in Congress, Hamilton agreed to move the capital south.
Name two causes of the War of 1812.
British interference with American trade, impressment of American sailors, territorial disputes over western expansion, British support for Native American resistance, and solidifying U.S. sovereignty.