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Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
Fun Facts for your brain
100
Name the branches of government
What are the executive, judicial, and legislative branches
100
The Bill of Rights consist of the first 10 _____________.
What is an amendment.
100
The articles of confederation tried to make states "self governing". What does self governing mean?
What is when the people make laws for themselves
100
The Constitutional Convention was created to help build a stronger ________ government.
What is central government
100
What does amendment mean?
What is to add or change a law.
200
Which branch is the president in?
What is the executive branch
200
When the Constitution was first signed, did it include the Bill of Rights?
What is NO
200
Did the articles of confederation make the national government weaker or stronger than the state government?
What is weaker. It had less power.
200
Who was the only group of people allowed to attend the Constitutional Convention?
What is white men who owned land
200
Which branch of government makes the laws?
What is the legislative branch
300
Name the parts of Congress.
What is the senate and the house of representatives
300
The Bill of Rights protect out _____________ _____________.
What is individual rights
300
What meeting happened after people realized the Articles of Confederation wasn't going to work?
What is Constitutional Congress.
300

Who came up with the Virginia plan

Who was James Madison

300
Explain the difference between a federalist and anti federalist.
federalist support the Constitution and an anti-federalist is against the Constitution.
400
What determines how many people are elected from each state to the House of Representatives?
What is the population of the state.
400

Under the 4th Amendment, a police officer can search you with this...

Reasonable Cause and/or Warrant 

400

_________ led a rebellion of ________ to protest the high state taxes after being forced to sell his land.

What is Daniel Shays and farmers

400

What was made to divide the Congress into 2 parts

What is the Great Compromise

400
What does checks and balances mean?
What is to keep each branch of government from becoming stronger than the others.
500
Who is in each of the branches?
Legislative - congress (senate and house of reps) Executive - President and Vice President Judicial - Supreme Court
500
Name/explain 2 of the first 10 amendments.
Answers may vary.
500
Name 1 thing congress could do with the articles of confederation and 1 thing that Congress could not do.
Could do: Declare War, Make Peace Treaties, Borrow Money, Organize new territories, Make a postal service Could not do:Regulate Trade, Raise money with taxes, Force states to obey laws, make an army and navy
500

What did the states make to settle the issue of slavery? Explain what this did for the population?

What is the Three-Fifths Rule. It said that every five enslaved people was counted as three people

500
What was th first and last state to ratify the Constitution?
What is Delaware (first) and New Hampshire (last)