When Southern States' representatives were contributing to drafting the Constitution, they tended to argue that slaves should be counted in the census.
What is the 3/5 compromise?
100
The anti-federalists were promised a Bill of Rights.
What is the reason the anti-federalists were convinced to support a change of the Constitution?
100
Limits the authority of the federal government.
What is the 10th amendment?
100
This, along with Washington's response, gave legitimacy to the New American Government.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
100
The foreign war policy that Washington adopted.
What is neutrality?
200
Set up a bicameral legislature with one house based on equality and one house based on population.
What did the Great Compromise do?
200
The national government is responsible for foreign policy and trade. However, state governments set guidelines regarding public education.
What is federalism?
200
The British law in colonial America that brought on the 3rd Amendment in the Bill of Rights.
What is the Quartering Act?
200
Was caused by the need for a stronger national government and a weak economy.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
200
American neutrality, creating the 1st cabinet, having the person in the position called "Mr. President."
What were Washington's precedents?
300
Articles of Confederation
What is US' first government?
300
Lawyers
What groups supported the Federalists?
300
To protect individual rights of people.
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
300
Involved a bribing of U.S. diplomats in France and brought about a "quasi-war" (almost war) with France.
What is XYZ affair?
300
Silence the Democratic-Republicans.
What did the Alien and Sedition Acts do?
400
The three branches of government.
What is checks and balances?
400
Farmers
What groups supported the Anti-Federalists?
400
The right to bear arms.
What is the 3rd amendment?
400
An uprising, riot from farmers protesting taxes that showed the need for a stronger national government.
What is Shay's Rebellion.
500
It established judicial review.
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
500
Federalist
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
500
James Madison
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
500
A rebellion was caused from high taxes on whiskey.
What is the Whiskey rebellion?
500
The American government should be structures to include a separation of powers.