Articles of Confederation
This is the first document to serve as a framework of the US government. Known for its weak central government that ensured no one could abuse its power.
What is the Articles of Confederation
This is a general term for an agreement where each side gives up something to reach a solution.
What is Compromise
This Principle placed restrictions on the government for the protection of citizens, and was also inspired by the Magna Carta.
What is Limited Government
After agreeing to ditch the Articles of Confederation, what was the name of the government document that the Federalists and Anti-Federalists debated over?
What is the Constitution?
What amendment protects the citizen’s right to bear arms?
What is the 2nd amendment
The Articles of Confederation are missing two branches of government, what two branches of government are missing?
What are the executive and judicial branches.
This proposal, favored by larger states, called for a two-house legislature where representation would be based on the state's population size.
What is the Virginia Plan
The division of power between the national, state, and local governments is known as this.
What is Federalism.
The Anti-Federalists were heavily opposed to the idea of a strong central government and many refused to ratify the constitution until what was added to it?
What is the Bill of Rights?
The First Amendment protects many freedoms, can you name two of them?
What is Freedom of press, speech, assembly, religion.
One of the few things done by the Articles of Confederation this ordinance established a way for admitting new states into the union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance
Explain the New Jersey Plan, what did it propose?
This proposal called for equal representation regardless of population.
Can you name the principle that was based on the ideas of John Locke, mentioned by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, and can be found all over the Bill of Rights?
What are Individual Rights?
The Federalist included many respected founding fathers that decided to write a series of essays arguing in favor of the Constitution called the Federalist Papers, Can you name two of the three Founding Fathers that were involved in writing the Federalist Papers.
Who are James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay?
Perhaps one of the most famous amendments, what amendment grants the right to remain silent?
What is the 5th Amendment?
What rebellion marked the beginning of the end for the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay’s Rebellion
Decided how slaves would count towards representation in the House of Representatives.
What is the 3/5 Compromise
The principle of separation of power establishes 3 branches of government. Name all three branches of government
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches?
The key argument between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists was having to due with the balance of power between the national government and the States also known as?
What are States Rights?
Called the “State’s Rights” amendment, which amendment leaves the power to the state concerning anything not mentioned in the Bill of Rights?
What is the 10th Amendment?
Your Amazing teacher listed three main reasons why the Articles of Confederation failed; can you name two out of the three reasons for the failure of the Articles?
What are inability to adapt, inability to collect taxes, and too weak to do what it needed to do.
This Agreement, created by Roger Sherman established a bicameral legislature with a Senate (equal representation) and a House of Representatives (population or proportional representation)
What is The Great Compromise
The Term “We the People” is the first three words of the Constitution, what principle directly references this idea?
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The Federalists put in checks to keep the central government in check and the Anti-Federalists heavily opposed having a strong executive branch, but why did both sides seem cautious to give power to a single figure?
What are bad experiences with kings or revolting against an overbearing government?
This amendment was inspired by a grievance in the Declaration of Independence and has to do with the house of soldiers.
What is the 3rd Amendment?