Federalists + Anti-Federalists
Famous Federalist.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Branch of the government that makes the laws.
What is legislative (Congress)?
City where the convention took place.
What is Philadelphia?
A bicameral legislature means our government has 2 of them.
What are houses?
Right to a fair and speedy trial.
What is the 6th?
This event and the government's failure to raise an army to stop it led to support for the Constitution.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
Number of electoral votes needed to become president.
What is 270?
"The Father of the Constitution"; he attended every meeting.
Who is James Madison?
Under the Great Compromise, each state was allowed 2.
What are senators?
Freedom of religion.
What is the 1st?
Famous anti-Federalist.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Branch of the government that can raise taxes.
What is legislative (Congress)?
Number of votes Washington received at the convention.
What is unanimous?
Combination of the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan.
What is the Great Compromise?
Protects from cruel + unusual punishment.
What is the 8th?
Anti-Federalists believed that the Constitution gave too much power to the President and was a betrayal of this.
What is the American Revolution?
The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Wife of the "father of the Constitution."
Who is Dolley Madison?
An important reason why the Constitution was approved was the addition of this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Right to a trial by jury.
What is the 7th?
85 essays written in support of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
2nd woman appointed to the Supreme Court; she served for 27 years until she died this year.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG)?
Way that the delegates kept the press from releasing information about the Convention.
What is keeping all of the windows shut and the blinds drawn?
Desired by the South so that they could have more power in the House of Representatives.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
Protects from unreasonable search + seizure.
What is the 4th?