Challenges Facing a New Nation
Conflict and Compromise
Principles of the Constitution
A Federal System Shares Power
Bill of Rights & Testing the Constitution
100
How many states were under the new nation created by the Declaration of Independence
what is 13
100
An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions is called
What is compromise
100
How many Principles of the Constitution are there
7
100
A system where power is divided between the national government and the states is known as _______________.
What is federalism
100
How many amendments are there in the Bill of Rights?
What are 10
200
What is the name of the first constitution created in the U.S.
What is the Articles of Confederation
200
A discussion aimed at reaching an agreement is known as
what is negotiation
200
The three Branches of Government are:
What are Legislative
Executive
Judicial
200
This document addresses the relationship between the states and the national government.
What is the Constitution
200
Name the three events that tested the Constitution
The First Cabinet
Whiskey Rebellion
Louisiana Purchase
300
The three troubles the new nation had were
What are
Conflicts between states
Money problems
Other nations taking advantage of them
300
The three main compromises during the Constitutional Convention were known as
What are
The Great Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise
The Slave Trade Compromise
300
Name three of the seven principles of the Constitution
Consent of the governed Flexibility
Federalism Rights of the People
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
300
There are some powers that are shared between the states and the national government. Is this statement true or false
What is true
300
Explain the first amendment in the Bill of Rights:
Freedom of Religion, speech, and press; rights to petition and assembly.
What is:
Congress cannot pass laws setting up an official religion and all people can practice their religion freely.
People are allowed to say what they want.
People are allowed to publish their ideas freely.
the people are allowed to petition or ask the government to fix what they feel is wrong
400
Explain Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shay led a group of farmers to revolt because the state was taxing their farms in order to pay off their debt for the war. The taxes were a problem because many people did not have jobs or make enough money to pay their taxes
400
What are the two houses in congress called
What is
The House of Representatives
The Senate
400
The government's power is given to it by the people is an description of what principle
What is Consent of the governed
400
Collecting taxes, building roads, borrowing money and establishing courts are all powers assigned to who
What are both national government and states
400
A small scale revolution with angry rebels in response to Alexander Hamilton putting a tax on whiskey was known as _______________.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
500
The claim that is best supported by the evidence in the cartoon above is:
The “waves” in the cartoon would sink the ‘Ship of State.”
or
The United States is going full steam ahead in its development.
What is:
The “waves” in the cartoon would sink the ‘Ship of State.”
500
What was agreed upon for the Slave Trade Compromise
A limit on the importation of slaves, they could only import slaves until 1808
Each imported slave would have a $10.00 tax upon the transaction
In exchange for a delay in ending the slave trade, the South agreed to let the national government regulate the slave trade
500
What does Checks and Balances do
Checks and Balances makes sure each of the branches does not get too powerful
500
Identify 4 powers that belong solely to the Federal Government
Print money
regulate interstate commerce
regulate foreign trade
make treaties and conduct foreign policy
declare war
provide an army and a navy
establish post offices
make laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers
500
The Louisiana Purchase was loose construction of the US Constitution. How was this event testing the constitution?
The US Constitution did not provide for acquiring new territories.