Terms
Landowners, Wealthy merchants, wanted weaker state governments
Federalists
Which compromise concerned the issue of how to count slaves for representation and taxation?
3/5
Bicameral, Representation based on population
Virginia Plan
How many times has the Constitution been amended since it was first ratified?
27
What is the former name of Istanbul?
Constantinople
Fundamental right in the Constitution that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment.
Habeas Corpus
What was the first constitution in the United States?
AOC
How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?
9/13
Is an act of a legislature declaring a person, or a group of people, guilty of some crime, and punishing them, often without a trial.
Bill of attainder
What genre is James Brown considered to be the grandfather of?
Soul
According to this person's philosophy, the government’s role is to protect life, liberty and property
John Locke
Unicameral, Equal Representation, Small States supported
New Jersey Plan
The fact that each branch of government must be separate from the others and function on its own is known as the principle of _______.
Separation of Powers
Small farmers, shopkeepers, laborer's, wanted strong state government
Anti Federalists
The delicacy known as fois gras traditionally comes from what part of the duck or goose?
Liver
Who was the president under the Articles of Confederation?
No one
Is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law.
Ex Post Facto law
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, __________ out of 13 states had to agree.
13
Division of Government between the National and state governments
Federalism
How many possible first moves are there in chess?
20
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
Who is the current Secretary of Transportation?
Pete Buttigieg
Who is the current Secretary of State?
Anthony Blinken
Secretary of the Treasury?
Janet Yellen
The word "grenade" derives from the name of what fruit?
Pomegranate