Branches of Gov.
Branch of government that makes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The first 3 words of the Constitution.
What is "We the People"?
Government plan where each state would have an equal voice in the federal government.
What is the "New Jersey Plan"?
The person who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Month, Day, and Year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
When is July 4th, 1776?
Branch of government that interprets laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The principle of "Popular Sovereignty".
What is the idea that political power belongs to the people?
Government plan that first proposed a bicameral legislature.
What is the "Virginia Plan"?
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
Number of goals that are listed in the Preamble of the Constitution.
What is 6?
Branch of government that enforces laws.
What is the Executive branch?
The first 10 amendments in the Constitution.
What is the "Bill of Rights"?
Main reasons for Shays' rebellion in 1786.
What is high taxes and debt?
This person is known as the "Architect of the Constitution".
Who is James Madison
Factors that indicate there was an economic depression in the United States after the Revolutionary War.
What are trade activity was minimal and inflation and unemployment was on the rise?
What is the Legislative Branch?
The first official constitution of the United States.
What is the "Articles of Confederation"?
Plan of government that created both equal representation and representation based on population for the states.
What is the "Great Compromise"?
Man who led a rebellion of farmers in Massachusetts in 1786 protesting high taxes and debt.
Who is Daniel Shays?
Name of a change or addition to the Constitution.
Branch of government where the Commander-In-Chief of the United States military resides.
What is the Executive Branch?
The system by which any one branch of government is prevented from becoming too powerful.
What is "Checks and Balances"?
Year that the Constitution was first signed by 9 out of 13 states.
What is 1787?
First person who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
This person uttered one of the most famous quotes in American history leading up to the American Revolution: "Give me liberty, or give me death!!".
Who is Patrick Henry?