Articles of Confederation
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had many weaknesses. Name one of them.
What is tax, call up an national army, no power to enforce laws over the states, could not regulate trade, no federal judiciary, no executive branch, passing laws and amendments were extremely difficult.
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Article 1 discusses the ________________ branch.
What is Legislative?
100
This is the main job of the Executive branch.
What is enforce laws?
100
The Supreme Court has this many members.
What is nine?
100
This amendment gives citizens the freedom of religion.
What is the 1st Amendment?
100
The introduction to the Constitution is called ________________
What is Preamble?
100
The longest a person can serve as President is this long.
What is 10 years?
200
The Articles of Confederation had how many branches of government?
What is one?
200
This branch of Congress has 435 members.
What is the House of Representatives?
200
The head of this branch of government is called the _________________.
What is the President?
200
The main duty of the judicial branch is this.
What is to interpret or evaluate laws?
200
This amendment requires law enforcement officials to have a search warrant when searching private property.
What is the 4th Amendment?
200
People who were against ratifying the Constitution were called...
What are anti-federalists?
200
This person is known as the Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
300
This was a meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
300
A member of Congress is called a ______________ or __________________.
What is a senator or representative?
300
If the President does not agree with a law passed by congress, he has this power.
What is veto?
300
In general, this is the leader of the Supreme Court?
Who is the Chief Justice?
300
This amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
300
There are ____ amendments in the Constitution
What is 27?
300
The first national Thanksgiving Day was established by ___________ as a way to “give thanks’ for the Constitution.
Who is George Washington?
400
This was a riot that was unable to be stopped. It proved the ultimate weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
400
The number of representatives for each state is based upon this.
What is population?
400
This body elects the President.
What is the Electoral College?
400
Name one current Supreme Court Justice
- Chief Justice. John Roberts. (since 2005)
- Associate Justice. Clarence Thomas. (since 1991)
- Associate Justice. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (since 1993)
- Associate Justice. Stephen Breyer (Since 1994)
- Associate Justice. Samuel Alito (Since 2006)
- Associate Justice. Sonia Sotomayor. (Since 2009)
- Associate Justice. Elena Kagan. (Since 2010)
- Associate Justice. Neil Gorsuch. (Since 2017)
- Associate Justice, Brett Kavanaugh (Since 2018)
400
Poor Johnny has been arrested and asks for a lawyer. His request is denied. This is a violation of the ______ amendment.
What is the 6th Amendment.
400
U.S. senators term lasts ____ years
What is 6?
400
This President served the longest time in office, nearly 12 years.
Who is FDR?
500
It established a system for setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the Union on an equal footing with the original 13 states
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
500
The Great Compromise while creating The Constitution declared that there should be _______ branches and _______ houses in Congress.
What is 3 and 2?
500
This group is chosen by the President to run executive departments.
What is the cabinet?
500
This person acts as the judge in impeachment trials.
Who is the Chief Justice?
500
A neighbor is suing Mr. Man because a tree in the Mr. Man's yard fell on their roof. The neighbors want Mr. Man to pay $850 to have their roof repaired. Mr. Man asks that a jury be present to hear this case. The judge says no, since the amount of the repairs is is so small. The ____ amendment is being violated.
What is the 7th Amendment?
500
This person serves as the leader of the Senate.
Who is the Vice President?
500
"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution." was said by _________________.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
