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Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Constitution
Of Mice and Men
Bill of Rights
100

Supporters of Ratifying the Constitution 

Who are Federalists?

100

Armed uprising showing problems with Articles of Confederation.

What is Shays Rebellion?

100

Establishes the Legislative branch

What is Article 1?

100

Main characters: one big and not smart; one small and clever

Who are George and Lennie?

100

Establishes the right to bear arms

What is the 2nd Amendment?

200

Established a bicameral legislative branch to make big and small states happy

What is the Great Compromise?
200

Term for a loose alliance between states 

What is confederation?

200

Establishes the Judicial Branch

What is Article III?

200

Firing squad, guillotine, drowning, hangings all violate what which Constitutional Amendment

What is the 8th Amendment?

300

Established that enslaved individuals would count as 3/5 of a person to determine representation

What is the 3/5 compromise?

300

Established process for territories to create their own governments and become states (MN, OH, IL, etc.)

What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

300

Establishes how states should relate to one another

What is Article IV?

300

Character who is old, missing a hand, and works as a janitor

Who is Candy?

300

Law enforcement needs a search warrant to search personal property

What is the 4th Amendment?

400

Helped determine how the United States elects the president

What is the Electoral College Compromise?
400

Name 2 strength of the Articles of Confederation

1) Preserved states power

2) Could make laws

3) Could add states (Northwest Ordinance)

400
Establishes Constitution and Federal Government as supreme law of the land

What is Article VI?

400

What is the symbol used by our main characters to represent the good life (owning a farm, working for themselves, etc.)

What is rabbits?

400
Amendment that gives State's their rights (powers) not given to Federal Gov.

What is the 10th Amendment?

500

Established governments ability to regulate trade, legalized slave trade until 1808

What is the Commerce, Tariffs, and Slave Compromise

500

Identify 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

1) Couldn't raise taxes

2) Couldn't enforce laws

3) Couldn't raise an army

4) Couldn't regulate trade

5) Couldn't judge laws

500

Establishes ability to amend the constitution

What is the 5th Amendment?

500

List all 5 of the rights protected by the 1st Amendment

1) Speech

2) Press

3) Religion

4) Petition

5) Assembly