The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called
What is The Bill of Rights
100
To make better or approve. Make a minor change in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date.
What is to Amend
100
First Constitution of the United States was called
What is The Articles of Confederation
100
A 25% tax that Alexander Hamilton issued to help with the debt. It caused a revolt in Pennsylvania and Washington sent troops to squash it.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
100
A series of essays that supported the Constitution and ratification.
What is Federalist Papers
200
To approve of something..the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contact, or agreement, making it officially valid
What is Ratification
200
The gathering that drafted the Constitution. Designed a government with separate branches.
What is the Constitutional Convention
200
This amendment states that each elector must pick a President AND Vice President on the ballot ensuring that the President will be paired with his running mate
What is the 12th Amendment
200
Targeted Republicans, made it a crime for anyone to write or say anything insulting of the government, President or Congress
What is the Sedition Acts
200
What the French agent were called when the French tried to bribe the USA.
What is XYZ Affair
300
An organized group of people who share political aims and opinions.
What is a Political Party
300
A system of government by the people, rule of the majority.
What is a democracy
300
Created a bicameral legislature where the House of Representatives would be based on population and Senate remained equal.
What is the Great Compromise
300
Targeted immigrants, increased naturalization from 5 to 14 years.
What is Alien Acts
300
States that you have the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to bear arms....exc.
What is Bill of Rights
400
A political party developed to encourage the ratification of the constitution and held the belief in a strong Federal government.
What is Federalists
400
Proposed a bicameral legislative branch and wanted a strong central government.
What is the Virginia Plan
400
Called for a single house of Congress, with equal representation for each state.
What is the New Jersey Plan
400
An undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the USA and the French.
What is Quasi-War
400
This stated that there was only
One Branch- One House- One Vote
What is Articles of Confederation
500
Political party developed to discourage ratification of the constitution and held the belief in a strong State government.
What is Anti-Federalists
500
Series of protests in 1786/1787 by American farmers against state and law enforcement due to tax collections and debt notices.
What is Shay's Rebellion
500
It was decided that slaves would count as 3/5 of a free person.
What is 3/5 Compromise
500
Was authorized by Washington and stated that the US would take no part in a war between 2 or more other powers.
What is Proclamation of Neutrality
500
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?