Post-Revolution Republicanism
True or False: A Majority of Loyalists were forced to leave America after the Revolutionary War
False
What was The Articles of Confederation?
The document outlining the first formal federal government of the United States.
What are the first three words of the U.S. Constitution?
We The People
What is the role of the Legislative Branch?
To make the laws.
Shay's Rebellion was mostly made up of...
Farmers and Veterans
Why didn't the Articles of Confederation work very well?
It provided little power to the federal government.
How did the Anti-Federalists feel about ratifying the Constitution?
Were against ratifying the Constitution.
What is the role of the Executive Branch?
To enforce the laws
What was the three-fifths compromise?
An agreement reached between the North and the South in which slaves would count as 3/5 of an individual for population counting purposes.
Within Republican Motherhood, women were primarily responsible for...?
Teaching the kids important values (Republican Ideology)
What event revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Shay's Rebellion
The Connecticut Compromise said that...?
Representation would be equal in one house and determined by population in the other house.
What is the role of the Judicial Branch?
To interpret the laws.
Name a notable Federalist who was discussed in class.
George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Ben Franklin
What was Republican Ideology? (Three things are needed)
When people put liberty, civic duty (voting), and freedom over themselves.
List three of the five things protected by the First Amendment. (Extra credit opportunity on the test for those who can list all five)
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly (right to gather) and Petition (the right to criticize the government without being punished).
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
The President.
Who/what makes up the legislative branch?
Congress
What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?
Name and explain two of the three strategies the Constitution used so that no one branch would obtain too much power.
Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Federalism
What groups make up the Judicial Branch?
The Supreme Court (and other courts).