What are the three sources of funding for public schools?
Federal, State, Local taxes
100
What is the name of the first plan for a national government in the United States? Started in 1776.
The Articles of Confederation
100
How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?
55
100
What is the name of the group of people who supported the Constitution? What is the name of the group who opposed the Constitution?
Federalists - supported
Antifederalists - opposed
100
supporters of the Constitution
Federalists
200
Which source of funding for schools varies (changes) the most depending on location?
Local Taxes
200
Who helped make a road through the Appalachian Mountains and into Kentucky? What was the name of that road?
Daniel Boone; the Wilderness Road
200
What groups of people were excluded from the Constitutional Convention?
Native Americans; African Americans; women
200
What was written in response to Antifederalist attacks on the Constitution?
The Federalists Papers
200
people opposed to the ratification of the Constitution
Antifederalists
300
Which Amendment to the Constitution requires equal protection for all under the law?
14th Amendment
300
What idea inspired the bill of rights that many states included in their constitutions?
The English Bill of Rights, 1689
300
What is the name of the plan for government that the Constitution replaced?
The Articles of Confederation
300
State TWO ideas that the Federalists supported.
Removing some powers from the states and giving it to the National Government.
Divide powers among different branches of government.
Single person to lead the Executive Branch.
300
meeting held in 1787 to consider changes to the Articles of Confederation; led to the creation of the Constitution
Constitutional Convention
400
According to US Courts, do all schools need to be funded equally?
No. It does not violate the 14th Amendment
400
What law described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed?
Northwest Ordinance
400
What is the name of the compromise that was reached that combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
The Great Compromise
400
Name TWO ideas that the Antifederalists supported
Key powers should remain with the states
Legislative Branch should be more powerful than the Executive Branch
Feared that a strong Executive could become a tyrant.
400
Form of Government that existed in the United States BEFORE the Constitution was adopted
Articles of Confederation
500
Fill in the blanks: The richer a student's zip code, the ________ his/her school. The poorer a student's zip code, the _______ his/her school.
richer; poorer
500
Name THREE weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
lacked power to enforce laws; lacked power to levy taxes; lacked power to regulate trade among the states; required all 13 states to approve changes to the Articles
500
What is the name of the compromise that dealt with the issue of slavery in the Constitution? What did it do?
The Three-Fifths Compromise; said that 3/5 of the slave population would be counted for taxation and representation.
500
What is the name of the first ten amendments to the Bill of Rights? What did it protect?
The Bill of Rights; protected/set forth rights protected for all Americans.
500
Famous series of essays written to defend and explain the Constitution