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Before the Constitution
Contemporary Government Facts
Constitutional Principles
Ratification of the Constitution and Beyond
100
Group that opposed the ratification of the constitution
Who are the anti-federalists
100
The number of justices that currently sit on the Supreme Court
What is 9
100

Each branch of government has power to limit the power of the other two branches of government.

What is checks and balances?

100
the most serious danger to a republic according to James Madison and most others at the constitutional convention
What are factions
200
stated the colonists rationale to protect their natural rights by instituting a new government
What is the Declaration of Independence
200
The length of 1 term for a U.S. Senator
What is 6 years
200

a legislature with two separate chambers

What is bicameral

200
a series of essays written in support of ratifying the constitution
What are the Federalist Papers
300
Document that created strong states governments and a weak, ineffective central government
What is the Articles of Confederation
300
Type of democracy where citizens elect "representatives" to make policy on their behalf
What is indirect democracy
300

The division of power between the federal government and the states

What is federalism?

300
the supreme court established the power of judicial review for itself in this landmark case
What is Marbury vs. Madison
400
Exposed the division between rural poor and urban elite, and highlighted the need for a national military
What is Shay's Rebellion
400
Numbers of members in the U.S. House of Representatives
What is 435
400

Powers granted to an independent executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch.

What is separation of powers?

400
voting rights, requirements, and eligibility were left to these governmental agents by the founders.
What are the states
500
Conflict that encouraged the British crown to impose taxes on the American colonists
What is the French and Indian War "Seven Year's War"
500
Terminology used to describe how children and adolescents acquire political cognition, attitudes, and behaviors
What is political socialization
500
these institutions connect citizens to their government
What linkage institutions
500
these laws made by congress to punish a criminal without a jury trial were prohibited by the constitution
What are bills of attainder