Guess Who?
He witnessed the rockets red glare & bombs bursting in air at the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
This part of US government can declare executive actions and laws to be unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
These protests were put down by the federal military, showing the strength of the president
What is Whiskey Rebellion?
President Thomas Jefferson was uncertain if he had the constitutional authority to make this decision.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This constitutional principle means that the people are the source of the government’s power
What is Popular Sovereignty?
His famous Farewell Address warned the public to avoid divisive political parties & getting involved in foreign affair.
Who is George Washington?
This law prevented people from expressing harsh or false criticism of the government, and made it easier to remove non-citizens from the country.
What is the Alien and Sedition Act?
The outcomes of this event include: increased American patriotism, reduced power of Native nations, and collapse of the Federalist party
What is The War of 1812?
Ted was arrested for jaywalking. His sentence was to pay a $600,000 fine. Which amendment does this violate?
What is the 8th Amendment / No cruel or unusual punishment?
This political party existed during the creation of the Constitution. They feared the Constitution would not protect individual rights and feared that the federal government was too strong, without enough checks & balances.
What are Anti-Federalists?
French agents demanded this president's diplomats for a bribe before talking about peace.
Who is John Adams?
This law, created during the Constitutional Convention, allowed the capture and return of people who escaped enslavement
What is the Fugitive Slave Clause?
This major event happened during the War of 1812 and involves the British invading a nearby city!
What is the Burning of Washington, DC (White House & Capitol building) ?
A result of impressment of American sailors by the British Navy, this act forbade ships from leaving their ports and led to a 75% decline in economic activity.
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
DAILY DOUBLE!
The idea that the Supreme Court has the final say about what is constitutional
(it can also stop the executive and legislative branches from doing things that go against the Constitution)
What is Judicial Review?
During the War of 1812, he led troops to victory in the Battle of New Orleans and became a national war hero.
Who is General Andrew Jackson?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan combined to make this compromise. It is why we have the House of Representatives & the Senate in Congress today.
What is The Great Compromise?
The PURPOSE of this meeting was to revise the Articles of Confederation, but they ended up changing the whole thing and making the Constitution
What is the Constitutional Convention?
The president was not sure if he had the ability to create this, since the power is not given to him directly in the constitution, but he made it anyway to settle states' debts.
What is the National Bank?
This constitutional principle divides power between the national, state and local governments - so that none has TOO MUCH power
What is Federalism?
He tried to unite all native nations to fight the United States in the War of 1812, allied by Britain.
Who is Tecumseh?
The 4th amendment protects you from this
What is Illegal Search & seizure?
Because it ended in a tie, this event is the reason why today Americans only vote for ONE presidential candidate at a time.
What is The Election of 1800?
This event was in response to very high state taxes, and the fact that war veterans had not been paid for their service. The Massachusetts militia put it down because there was no US military.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution - Democratic Republicans rejected this concept, preferring a strict interpretation of the constitution.
What are implied powers?