A major criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that it gave too much power to this group.
What is states?
100
This process is used to change the U.S. Constitution
What is amending?
100
These are the three branches of government.
What are legislative, executive, and judicial?
100
This act made it illegal to conspire or revolt against the government and to speak or write anything that criticized the president or Congress
What is the Sedition Act?
100
This political party supported the approval of the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Federalists?
200
This is one weakness of the Articles of Confederation
What is no power to tax, etc...
200
This plan came about when small states wanted to be sure that their views were heard as equally as those in large states. Because of this, they wanted one representative per state.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
200
A presidential veto is an example of this government structure
What is checks and balances?
200
This event consisted of a French attempt to get a bribe from American officials during treaty negotiations
What is the XYZ Affair?
200
This word means "two houses".
What is bicameral?
300
A major reason for this was the lack of ability to enforce authority in the country.
What is the failure of the A of C?
300
This compromise solved the issue of representation in the legislature.
What is the Great Compromise?
300
This was the main goal of the Bill of Rights.
What is protect citizens from the government?
300
George Washington gave this foreign policy advice in his "Farewell Address"
What is neutrality?
300
Members of the Cabinet serve this branch of government
What is the executive branch?
400
This event showed that the Articles of Confederation did not have a strong enough central government.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
400
This amendment protects against “unreasonable searches and seizures” and requires a warrant to search a person or their property?
What is the 4th Amendment?
400
A bill cannot become a law without this action.
What is approval of both houses of Congress?
400
This was a main goal for Alexander Hamilton as he served in Washington's Cabinet.
What is the creation of a national bank?
400
This indirect form of elections was created based on distrust of the American people.
What is the electoral college?
500
This was the intent of the Articles of Confederation, as they hoped to avoid a monarchy after the Revolution.
What is limited central government?
500
This idea in the Constitution says that state government and the federal government should share power.
What is federalism?
500
The role of this branch includes carrying out laws.
What is the executive branch?
500
This event was significant because it showed the strength of the federal government under the new Constitution.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
500
This clause in the Constitution allows the legislature to expand its authority.