Declaration of Independence
This document was made to state that colonists wanted independence from Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This was the first government of the U.S. and is considered unsuccessful.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This document outlines the powers of the national government
What is the Constitution?
These are any changes to the Constitution
What are the Amendments?
This was an argument made that all states should have an equal vote in national government
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This person wrote most of the Declaration
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was the problem with the Articles
What is states had too much power over the national government?
This person wrote most of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
This amendment protects the right to a speedy and public trial
What is the 6th Amendment?
This was an argument made that larger states should have more representatives than smaller states
What is the Virginia Plan?
This is how many grievances were in the List of Grievances
What is 27?
This Rebellion proved that the government was useless in helping colonists
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This is the name of the first 10 Amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
This amendment protects freedom of speech
What is the 1st Amendment?
This was the Great Compromise
What is this decided that there would be two parts of government created, one based on population and one based on equality?
This person was the main person that the colonists were upset at in Great Britain
Who is King George?
This was one of the positives of the Articles of Confederation
What is there was a more unified country?
This is how many Amendments there are in the Constitution
What is 27?
This amendment protects any race's ability to vote
What is the 15th Amendment?
This was the Three Fifths Compromise
What is this decided that all African Americans would only be considered as 3/5ths of a person to decide population counts?
This is the correct order of the Declaration
What is Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of Grievances, Resolution?
This is 3 weaknesses of the Articles
What are no power to tax, need 13 states to agree, no power over foreign trade?
This is the correct order of the Constitution
What is Preamble, 7 Articles, 27 Amendments?
This amendment set up term limits for the president to 2 terms
What is the 22nd Amendment?
These are the two parts of our Legislative Branch
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?