Articles of Confed/Bill of Rights
This uprising by debt-ridden Revolutionary War veterans showed that the Articles were too weak
What is Shay's Rebellion?
What is make laws?
Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and petition is given by this amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
The 13 stripes on the American flag represent these
What is the 13 colonies?
Washington's department heads, who met with him to give advice, became known as this group.
What is the cabinet?
The Virginia Plan based each state's representation in Congress on this (hint: think of the House of Representatives)
What is population?
The president can use this power to reject a bill passed by Congress
What is a veto?
Police need a warrant from a court before searching a person's home for evidence thanks to this amendment
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This animal is the center of the US Great Seal and is also our nationally recognized bird
What is a bald eagle?
This was the Treasury Secretary who wanted the government to pay its war debts at full value
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
These opponents of the Constitution feared a strong central government and demanded a bill of rights
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This branch of government is given the power of judicial review and is in charge of interpreting laws
What is the Judicial Branch?
This amendment requires every state to give its citizens "equal protection of the laws"
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
This is the name of the national anthem of the USA, written by Francis Scott Key
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
Washington issued this proclamation, declaring the US "friendly and impartial" toward warring powers
What is the Proclamation of Neutrality?
This compromise created a House based on population and a Senate with equal votes for each state
What is the Great Compromise?
Congress can override a presidential veto with this vote
What is a two-thirds vote?
This amendment says no none can be deprived of life, liberty, or due process of law (hint: you have the right to remain silence)
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Congress declared this the official national motto in 1956
What is "In God We Trust?"
Britain agreed to give up its forts on American territory, but many Americans thought it made too many concessions
What is Jay's Treaty?
The states ratified the Bill of Rights in this year
What is 1791?
In this 1803 case, Chief Justice John Marshal established judicial review
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
This amendment says that powers not given to the federal government goes to the states instead
What is the Tenth Amendment?
"E Pluribus Unum" means this in English
What is "Out of Many, One?"
In the XYZ Affair, French agents demanded a bribe of this amount, plus a large loan, just to begin talks
What is $250,000?