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Our Political Beginnings
The Coming of Independence
Critical Period
Creating the Constitution
Ratifying the Constitution
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The document signed in 1215 that limited the power of the ling and gave rights to the people
What is the Magna Carta
100
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this day
What is July 4, 1776
100
Name two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What are one vote per state, Congress powerless to collect taxes, Congress powerless to regulate foreign and interstate commerce, no executives to enforce acts of Congress, no nation court system, amendments only with consent of all states, 9/13 majority to pass laws, Articles only a “firm league of friendship”
100
The Three-Fifths Compromise was this
What is that all free persons shall count, as well as three-fifths of all other persons, towards the population of a state
100
The last key state to ratify the Constitution
What is New York
200
The number of different types of English colonies
What is three
200
The first Continental Congress did this
What is send a Declaration of Rights to the king protesting the new laws
200
Name two powers granted to Congress by the Articles of Confederation
What are make war and peace, send and receive ambassadors, make treaties, borrow money, set up a money system, establish post offices, build a navy, raise an army, fix uniform standards of weight and measurement, and settle disputes among states
200
The Connecticut Compromise did this
What is have the Senate represent all of the states equally and the House represent states by population, settling the most serious disputes between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans
200
The first state to ratify the Constitution
What is Delaware
300
The different types of English colonies were these
What are royal, proprietary, and charter
300
The second Continental Congress did this
What is acted as the first national government of the United States
300
The people with the most at stake for the Articles of Confederation to work
Who are large property owners, merchants, traders, and creditors
300
The Virginia Plan proposed this
What is three branches of government, Congress has all of the powers under the current articles, the creation of a new Constitution, and representation based on a states population
300
The place that George Washington took the oath of office
What is Mount Vernon
400
The three basic concepts of Government are what
What are ordered, limited, and representative
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The Albany Plan proposed this
What is the formation of an annual congress made of delegates from all 13 colonies
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The name of the Congressional meeting of all 13 states in 1787
What is the Constitutional Convention
400
These people were the Framers
Who are the delegates that attended the Philadelphia Convention
400
A quorum is this
What is the least number of members that must be present for a legislative body to conduct business; majority
500
The Magna Carta guaranteed these three rights
What are trial by jury, due process, and private property
500
Popular Sovereignty
What is government existing only with consent of the governed
500
The two states that met at Mount Vernon in 1785 were
What are Virginia and Maryland
500
The "Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison
500
Name the two groups that fought over the ratification of the new Constitution
What are the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists