Pre-Constitution
What is the first attempt at a national government for the United States?
Articles of Confederation
Which branch of government makes laws?
Legislative Branch
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
Which group supported a strong national government?
Federalists
Which document officially declared independence from the British?
Declaration of Independence
One major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that it granted too much power to the ____________
States
What system in American government ensures that one branch does not overpower the other two?
Checks and Balances
Which amendment grants freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly?
1st Amendment
Which group feared a strong national government and instead wanted more power amongst the states?
Anti-Federalists
What event describes the clash between colonists and British which resulted in British soldiers firing into the angry mob?
Boston Massacre
Why did the framers of the Constitution create a weak central government?
They feared the kind of rule experienced under the British Monarchy
What is the division of power between Central and State governments called?
Federalism
What is an amendment?
An addition/change to the Constitution?
The Antifederalists demanded the addition of which document to protect individual rights?
What caused the populations of Native peoples to decrease?
European colonization
This 1786 uprising led by a Massachusetts farmer exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Shays' Rebellion
Voting in a US President
What does the 4th amendment protect people against?
Unreasonable searches and seizures
What term means to formally approve a constitutional amendment, treaty, or government document, making it official law.
Ratification/Ratify
What prevented American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
During the Constitutional Convention, which compromise created a Two-House (Bicameral) Congress?
The Great Compromise
Which enlightenment thinker was most influential in the creation of 3 separate branches of government?
Montesquieu
The right to remain silent is protected under which Constitutional Amendment?
5th Amendment
Why did the federalists believe a Bill of Rights was unnecessary?
The Constitution itself was already a document to protect individual freedoms.
Who was the author of Common Sense?
Thomas Paine