The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
Present day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan was known as this.
What is Northwest Territory?
100
This man was the most well prepared man at the Constitutional Convention
Who is James Madison?
100
The introduction to the Constitution that begins "We the People" is what.
What is the Preamble.
200
Was the first president, voted by every member of the Electoral College and a respected leader in Europe as well.
Who is George Washington?
200
An agreement in which each sides gives up something.
What is a compromise?
200
These have been added to the Constitution changing it in the last 100 years.
What is Amendments?
200
This PLAN called for 3 branches of government and representation was based on population
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
Some people wouldn't approve the Constitution because it lacked this.
What is a Bill of Rights? (Individual Rights)
300
These were strong supporters of the Constitution, and these were not.
Who are Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
300
The group of people appointed to help the President.
What is the cabinet?
300
The Constitutional delegates had to reach a compromise on whether these people should be counted in a state’s population.
What is Enslaved People? (Slaves)
300
This PLAN was based on every state having the same number of representatives.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
300
This is a group of people that share similar ideas about government and how it should be run. During Washington Presidency they came about.
What is politcal parties?
400
This was a weak central government.
What is the Article of Confederation.
400
Is an example of our system of checks and balances, it gives the president some power to reject a bill.
What is a veto.
400
This is how territories became states or could apply for statehood.
What is population?
400
This COMPROMISE broke Congress into two separate houses, House of Representatives and Senate. One based on population the other have 2 Senators from each state.
What is Great Compromise?
400
Part of Washington's cabinet his vision of the new United States was a country of self-sufficient farmers.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
500
In 1786, this farmer in Massachusetts who could not pay taxes, protested by taking part in this rebellion
Who is Daniel Shay.
500
The Constitution still works because it can be changed. This is the word for changing the Constitiution.
What is amended?
500
This is the city where the Constitutional Convention was held.
What is Philadelphia?
500
This word means to officially approve and document.
What is ratify?
500
Part of Washinton's Cabinet, he beleived the country's future lay in trade and industry.