The Articles of Confederation
This treaty ended the American Revolution
THE TREATY OF PARIS (1783)
This meeting was held in Philadelphia in 1787 in order to fix the problems with the Articles of Confederation
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
After the Constitution was written, a debate over the size and scope of the federal government emerged between these two groups
FEDERALISTS & ANTI-FEDERALISTS
In the debate over ratification, the Anti-Federalists demanded that this be included within the Constitution
BILL OF RIGHTS
He was elected the first president of the United States with unanimous support
GEORGE WASHINGTON
The U.S. gained independence from this country
GREAT BRITAIN
The debate over state representation in Congress was settled with the Great Compromise, which create THIS type of two house legislature
BICAMERAL
The three branches of government were created by THIS constitutional principle
SEPARATION OF POWERS
The Bill of Rights was designed to protect civil liberties and freedoms from...
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
A decision that sets a basis or reason for future decisions
PRECEDENT
The Articles of Confederation was the new nation's first attempt at establishing THIS, a ruling body designed to organize a country's laws and practices
GOVERNMENT
This compromise determined how trade should be regulated
COMMERCE COMPROMISE
This constitutional principle established federal law as "the highest law of the land," above state law
FEDERALISM
These freedoms are protected by the first amendment
A group of advisors that assist the president in running the government
CABINET
The Articles of Confederation failed because they gave too much power to the _______, which was highlighted by _______, an uprising of farmers who had been jailed because of unpaid debt.
STATES, SHAY'S REBELLION
Compromises over the issue of slavery included the _______ Compromise, which determined how enslaved peoples would be represented in state populations AND the _______ Compromise, which gave Congress the power to readdress the practice of slavery itself in 1808
THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE & AND SLAVE TRADE COMPROMISE
Rubber band like clause in the Constitution
STABILITY & ORDER
Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, proposed THIS in order to stabilize the country's finances
NATIONAL BANK
A historian would find the Articles of Confederation useful for studying...
These compromises were made as an attempt to limit the power of this
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The system or means by which governmental powers regulate themselves
CHECKS AND BALANCES
Understanding that the Anti-Federalist party was composed of poorer and less educated "common" men may be useful for a historian studying this...
POLITICAL & REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
The rivalry between Hamilton and Jefferson was the basis for the rise of _______ in this country, which George Washington warned against.
Political Parties