MP3 Review

Branches of Government

100

Branch of government that makes laws for the country.

Legislative Branch

200

This branch of government contains the President, Vice President and Cabinet? Enforces the laws

Executive Branch

300

Branch of government that can determine laws as unconstitutional.

Judicial Branch

400

Political power separated and shared between three branches of government?

Checks and Balances

500

Branch of government with the ability to impeach the President or judges.

Legislative Branch

Articles of Confederation

100

First Constitution of the 13 Colonies adopted in 1777 and ratified in 1781? Ultimately failed due to having many weaknesses

Articles of Confederation

200

Strength or weakness: laws allowed the ability to negotiate treaties, declare war and raise an army/navy?

Strength of AOC

300

Strength or weakness: no power to tax, create a national bank, and no way to solve the debt crisis?

Weakness

400

This branch of government was missing from the AOC, which was seen as a weakness because the US did not have a true leader. 

Executive

500

Event: uprising led by a Massachusetts farmer in response to the debt crisis?

Shay's Rebellion

Parties

100

Political party that favored a strong central government? Believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution

Federalists

200

Political party that favored a strong state government and a weak central government? Believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution

Democratic-Republicans

300

This person was the only President to not be affiliated with a political party. 

George Washington

400

The creator of the National Bank. First Secretary of Treasury.

Alexander Hamilton

500

The 1800 Election and the divide between political parties caused this VP to kill Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

Aaron Burr

Constitution

100

A written plan of government?

Constitution

200

This was held in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation.

The Constitutional Convention

300

The first ten amendments are known as the?

Bill of Rights

400

The Constitution is composed of this many amendments.

27

500

The Constitution is composed of this many articles.

7

Miscellaneous

100

Which amendment gives people the right to have freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?

First Amendment

200

This purchase doubled the size of the United States during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency?

Louisiana Purchase

300

Where is the United States capital?

Washington D.C.

400

What are the last names of the two people that were given the task of exploring the Louisiana Territory?

Lewis and Clark

500

These two acts were passed to limit immigration and restrict criticism of the government.

Alien and Sedition Acts