United States Constitution 3 and The Louisiana Purchase
100
In 1777 the 2nd Continental Congress approved this.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
Elected body of people that make laws.
What is legislature?
100
The first three words of the U.S. Constitution.
What is "We the People..."
100
This branches job has the power to make laws.
What is the Legislative branch?
100
The highest court in the U.S.
What is the Supreme Court?
200
This plan was for the land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. This ordinance stated that an area became a territory when its population reached 5,000.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
200
The first plan of government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
After the preamble, the Constitution was divided into small parts called...
What is articles?
200
This branch has the power to enforce the laws.
What is the Executive branch?
200
Liberties guaranteed by the government too the people.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
The territory could apply for statehood when it reached this population.
What is 60,000?
300
A storage place for weapons.
What is arsenal?
300
Congress in made up of...
What is the House of Representatives and Senate?
300
This branch has the power to decide whether any laws work against the Constitution.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
Changes to the Constitution.
What is amendments?
400
His men were called regulators and led them across Massachusetts. They closed courthouses and broke into jails to free debtors. This became known as what?
What is Shay's Rebellion?
400
An important man at the Constitutional Convention that stood 5 feet 4 inches and knew that the Articles of Confederation had failed. Also known as "Father of the Constitution"
Who was James Madison?
400
The system of keeping one branch from gaining too much power is known as.
What is checks and balances?
400
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed that both state and national governments should share powers.
What is known as a federal system.
400
The first people to enter a region.
What are called pioneers?
500
Shay's Rebellion showed American's both rich and poor, that the Articles of Confederation....?
What was had failed?
500
Today, we often think of the President as the most important person in government. But in 1787, the what was the most important part of government? (hint: vocab word)
What is legislature?
500
One of the first acts of the first Congress was to pass the ten amendments known as...