Government
True or False: The states had the most power under the Articles of Constitution
TRUE
The 6th Amendment is?
The right to a speedy and public trial.
The Branch that in charge of making laws?
Legislative Branch
This branch is supposed to interpret laws and determine if a person has broken a law?
Judicial Branch
This president is considered the Father of Our Country?
George Washington
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Which amendment protects from cruel and unusual punishments?
8th Amendment
True or False: The Articles of Confederation created a common currency
FALSE
All the states had their own money
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called what?
The Bill of Rights
What are the writings by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay that supported the US Constitution?
Federalist Papers
The word Amendment means?
An addition or change. Often to laws or rules
The right to keep and bear arms is which amendment?
2nd Amendment
What was the 3/5ths comprimise?
This established that slaves would be counted as 3/5ths of a person for representation purposes.
Was the Articles of Confederation written before or after the Revolutionary War was over?
Before the war was over, during the fighting
During his presidency, we get the two party political system, with the Federalist and the Democratic parties?
John Adams
Explain the Northwest Ordinance
AOC decided how land would become a state in 1787, adding Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. It also made slavery illegal in this region
What freedoms does the 1st Amendment cover? There are five freedoms.
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition
This is considered our 1st Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place? Describe the location/shape of this state
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
It is box-shaped near New York + New Jersey
He was the 4th president who helped write the Federalist Papers and the US Constitution
James Madison
Who was the 3/5ths Compromise about?
Enslaved individuals
What was the Great Compromise and what branch of government does it talk about?
It split Congress into two house in the Legislative Branch
Describe the 3 Branches of Government
(Include their name and major role)
Legislative Branch - Makes Laws
Executive Branch - Carries out the Laws
Judicial Branch - Interprets the Laws
Why was the Bill of Rights created?
To protect individual freedoms and make Anti-Federalists happy who did not want the Strong Central Government
What are the two political parties that were established under John Adams?
How would you explain their views?
Federalist and Ant-Federalist
Federalist believed in a strong central govt while the Anti-Federalist supported a strong state govt