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This is the first governing document of the United States.
What is Articles of Confederation
100
The name of the meeting that created the Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention
100
Nickname given to the people that wrote the Constitution
What is Founding Fathers
100
The number of votes needed to ratify the Constitution
What is 9/13
100
first state to ratify the constitution
What is Delaware
200
The number of votes each state had under the Articles
What is one
200
Counted 3000 of every 5000 slaves in a state towards population.
What is The Three-fifths Compromise
200
Rome gave the inspiration for what to the constitution wirters
What is public service and independence, or republic
200
favored the ratifying of the Constitution
What is Federalists
200
first president of the U.S under constitution
What is George Washington
300
Two weaknesses of the Articles were
What is inability to regulate trade, couldn't tax states, multiple currencies, couldn't solve states conflicts...etc
300
Name of the plan that combined the New Jersey and Virginia Plan.
What is The Great Compromise.
300
This document(from where) limited the power of the king and laid out the founding of parliament
What is the Magna Carta
300
opposed the ratifying of the Constitution
What is Antifederalists
300
Last state to ratify the constitution
What is Rhode Island
400
the difference between Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance
What is Land Ordinance set up settling of territory, Northwest Ordinance set up government
400
The differences between the Virginia plan and New Jersey Plan.
What is Virginia favored large states, had two houses, 3 branches of gov't, determined reps by size. New Jersey favored small states, had one house, 3 branches of gov't, equal representation
400
was the inspiration behind Seperation of powers
Who is Baron de Montesquieu
400
why did states want a Bill of Rights
What is to protect their rights that they felt weren't spelled out in the constitution
400
The start of the Constitutional Convention
What is May 25, 1787
500
First President of Congress Assembled
Who is John Hanson
500
Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison
500
Wrote Two Treatises of Government
Who is John Locke
500
three amendments in the Bill of Rights
What is freedom of speech, religion, protest, right to bear arms, no quartering of troops, search and seizure, right of accused to no self incriminate, trial by jury, civil trial jury, bail and punishment, powers reserved to people, powers reserved to states.
500
the three branches of government and their function
What is legislative that makes laws, executive that carries out laws, and judicial that determines if laws are carried out fairly.