Articles of Confederation
This farmer led a group of hundreds of men in a rebellion against courts trying to take people's property.
Daniel Shays
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Philadelphia
The Supreme Court is at the top of which branch of government?
The Judicial Branch
How many amendments make up The Bill of Rights?
10
What are the three levels of the United States government?
Federal, State, and Local
Who did the colonies gain their independence from?
Great Britain
What was the name of the compromise that allowed some slaves to be counted toward a state's population?
The President and Vice President are part of this branch
The Executive Branch
Which number amendment grants people the freedom of speech?
The First Amendment
Similar to the President in the Executive Branch, this person is in charge of the state government.
Governor
How many of the 13 states needed to vote for something in order for it to pass?
9
The result of The Great Compromise gave us the Senate and the House of Representatives. Together these are known as what?
Congress
This branch is in charge of creating laws.
The Legislative Branch
The second amendment gives people the right to what?
Bear arms
There are some exceptions, but the most common amount of time a governor can serve is two consecutive terms of how many years?
4
The Virginia Plan thought that votes should be related to what?
Population
What year did the Constitutional Convention occur?
1787
What fraction of Congress needs to vote to pass a law for it to become a law after the president vetoes it?
2/3
The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures. In order for a search and seizure to lawfully happen, this document is needed...
A warrant
Who is the current governor of Massachusetts?
Maura Healey
How many senators does each state have?
2
How many delegates were sent to the Constitutional Convention?
55
The system used to make sure that one branch doesn't gain more power than the others is called what?
Checks and Balances
This number amendment says that even though certain rights may not be listed in the Constitution, it doesn't mean that you don't still have those rights.
Who is the current town manager of Tyngsborough?
Colin Loiselle