Vocabulary
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The Bill of Rights
The 3 Branches
Federal, State,and Local Government
100
This is a place where weapons are stored.
What is an arsenal?
100
He lead a mob of farmers to try to take over Massachusetts.
Who is Daniel Shays?
100
This is how many states had to ratify, or approve, the Constitution.
What is 13?
100
Who replaces the President if he can not serve his full term?
Who is the Vice President?
100
This person is the head of city government.
Who is a mayor?
200
The people choose representatives to run goverment.
What is a republic?
200
He sponsored the Virginia Plan.
Who is Edmund Randolph?
200
Name the group that was for the Constitution and the group against the Constitution.
Who were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
200
The Supreme Court is part of which branch?
What is the Judicial branch?
200
This person is in charge of the State government.
Who is the governor?
300
To give up some of what you want.
What is to compromise?
300
He sponsored the New Jersey Plan.
Who is William Paterson?
300
What did the First Amendment state?
What is freedom of speech, assembly, press, religion,and freedom to petition the government?
300
What are the two groups that make up the Legislative branch?
Who are the House of Representives and the Senate?
300
List 3 things the state government is in charge of.
What is setting up public schools, setting local governments, conducting elections, control trade within the state, make laws for marriage and divorce, and setting qulifications for voting?
400
This is to accuse a president of a crime.
What is to impeach?
400
He called slavery "the curse of heaven on the states where it prevailed."
Who is Gouverneur Morris?
400
What does reserved powers mean?
What is the authority belongs to the states or to the people?
400
The head of the executive branch.
Who is the president?
400
List the powers the state shares with the federal government.
What is collect taxes, set up court systems, establish banks borrow money, make laws to provide for public health and welfare?
500
To reject a bill passed by congress.
What is to veto?
500
He was the first president to live in the now White House?
Who is John Adams?
500
This state was the first to vote for approval of the Constitution.
What is Delaware?
500
What are the three branches of the federal government?
What are the Legislative branch, the Executive branch, and the Judicial branch?
500
Who creates and maintains an army and navy?
What is the federal government?