Important Documents
Feds vs Ant-Feds
Amendments
#RandomTings
100
Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?
It created a weak national government, couldn't force states to tax, couldn't afford to raise an army, couldn't coin money, every state had to agree to ratify it, etc.
100
The debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists was primarily about....
The scope and power of the central government
100
The Constitution was ratified, but not before these first 10 amendments were added
What are the Bill of Rights?
100
This pop star went to Dos Pueblos!
Who is Katy Perry?
200
A big difference between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation is that the Constitution created a ________ national/central/federal government
What is strong?
(Gomez. Ah ha ha)
200
Brutus was an example of a(n) because he believed a centralized government posed a major threat to individual rights
Anti-Federalist
200
This amendment states the following:
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are
reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
What is the Tenth Amendment?
200
Captain America shocked everyone in Avengers: Endgame when he wielded this
What is Thor's hammer? (Mjolnir)
300
This compromise decided how to count slaves toward population
What was the 3/5ths Compromise?
300
This author of some of the Federalist Papers has a musical named after him
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
300
This Article in the Constitution details the amendment process
What is Article V?
300
"Good morning _________"
Ah ha ha
400
This compromise of the Virgina Plan and New Jersey Plan created a bicameral (2 house) legislature
What is the GREAT compromise?
400
The supremacy clause, which gives the federal government supremacy over states, would most likely most concern which author that we've learned about?
Who is Brutus?
(seriously though, who even was that guy?)
400
After a constitutional amendment has been proposed by 2/3rds of both houses of Congress, its adoption requires ratification by _______ths of states
What is 3/4ths?
400
This dragon-like character was noticeably absent from the live action remake of Mulan
Whos is Mushu?
500
The President's power to veto a bill passed by Congress is an example of _________ and _________ established in the Constitution
What are checks and balances?
500
In The Federalist 10, Madison primarily focuses on _________ and how they couldn't gain enough power to completely dominate over a large republic
What are factions?
500
Name one informal process of Constitutional change
Judicial Interpretation
-Marbury v. Madison (1803): judicial review
Changing Political Practice
Technology
Increasing Demands on Policymakers
500
Channing Tatum's character in 21 Jump Street doesn't know the ___________ rights
What are the Miranda rights?