Grade 8 Ch. 8 Social Studies Review

The Confederation Era

100

This form of government is when the common people vote for representatives

Republic

200

This said that when there were at least 60,000 people in a Northwest territory, the people there could apply to be a new state.

Northwest Ordinance

300

This was an uprising that proved that the Articles of Confederacy were too weak to do its job

Shay's Rebellion

400

This was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation(pick one)

1. Lacked power to enforce laws

2. Lacked power to levy taxes

3. Lacked power to regulate trade among the states

4. Required all 13 states to approve changes in the Articles

500

These were the only powers of the Articles of Confederation

1.) Wage war

2.) Make peace

3.) Sign Treaties

4.) Issue money

Creating the Constitution

100

This plan for government said that the government should be split into three branches.

Virginia Plan

200

This plan for government stated that each state should only have one vote.

New Jersey Plan

300

This was a compromise that stated that slaves were not to be counted as full people when counting population.

Three-Fifths Compromise

400

This is the job of the executive branch

to enforce the laws created by the legislative branch

500

These are the two houses created in the great compromise

House of Representatives and Senate

Ratifying the Constitution

100

This is a system of government in which power is shared between the central and state governments

Federalism

200

This was a group of people who argued that the Constitution gave the government too much power.

Antifederalists

300

These were essays that were written in support of the Constitution

The Federalist Papers

400

This was the first act of the new Constitutional government

The passage of the Bill of Rights

500

Antifederalists wanted this branch of the government to have more power than the executive branch.

Legislative

Amendments

100

An individual is sentenced to life in prison in a small steel box for kicking the tire of a police car.

8th

200

A person is told that their right to practice their religion is more important than another person’s right to a speedy trial because it is higher on the Amendments list.

9th

300

A person is denied the right to vote because they are not able to pay the entrance fee for the voting booth

24th

400

A newly elected senator passes a bill to increase their salary as soon as possible.

27th

500

A president who is very popular with the country has been voted in for their third term as president.

22nd

Who Dat

100

💳E 🐝

Cardi B

200

Just📥 🐝🥶

Justin Bieber

300

🥫ye ⬅️

Kanye West

400

K👁️ C❌

Kai Cenat

500

🌋🌳🌿 O

Ash Trevino