What system of government is where the executive branch is made up of a prime minister and his/her cabinet?
What is a parliamentary government
100
What prevents a branch from becoming too powerful?
What is checks and balances
100
What plan supported one congress and states equally represented?
What is the New Jersey Plan
100
What written document has 7 articles and 27 amendments?
What is the Constitution
100
President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark west to explore ____.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
200
What system of government is where the executive and legislative branches are separate but equal?
What is a presidential government
200
What divides the government into three branches?
What is the separation of powers
200
What compromise created a 2-part lesiglature?
What is the Connecticut Compromise?
200
You qualify for the ______ if you are at least 30 years old, a citizen for 9 years, and live in the state.
What is the Senate
200
______ is the idea that elected people chosen by the people are supposed to represent the people.
What is republicanism
300
What system of government is where several individual states join to form a group for a common purpose?
What is a confederate government
300
What colony is ran by a proprietor, who was giving land by the king, and appoints the governor?
What is a proprietary colony
300
What compromise said every five slaves equals 3 free men?
What is the Three-fifths Compromise
300
You qualify for the _______ if you are at least 25 years old, a citizen for 7 years, and a resident of the state.
What is the House of Representatives
300
The XYZ affair damaged the relationship between the US and what country?
What is France
400
What system of government gives all key powers to the national or central government?
What is a unitary government
400
What colony is run by elected legislature and is mostly independent?
What is a charter colony
400
What plan supported a strong central government and a bicameral legislature?
What is the Virginia Plan?
400
Natural born citizen, at least 35 years old, and a resident of the US for 14 years are written qualifications for _____.
Who is the President
400
Who were the large group of people supporting adding a bill of rights to the constitution?
Who is an anti-federalist
500
What is the system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government between a central government and several regional governments?
What is Federalism
500
Who is philosopher that believed in natural rights?
Who is John Locke
500
What compromise said congress would control trade between states?
What is the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
500
Congress has the power to lay and collect _____.
What is taxes
500
_________ divided the northwest territory and defined how territories become a state.