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Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
The 3 Branches of Government
American Revolution
Hodge Podge
100
Provided for no executive or judicial branches. Strength or weakness.
What is a weakness?
100
The Constitutional Convention was held in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
100
Congress, or the Legislature, is divided into these two parts.
What are the House of Representatives and Senate.
100
The Commander of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100
The President can serve this many terms.
What is 2 terms or 8 years.
200
No power to tax or regulate commerce. Strength or weakness.
What is a weakness?
200
The three branches of government.
What are the executive, judicial, and legislative?
200
The president is the head of this branch.
What is the Executive Branch?
200
The major turning point of the American Revolution.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
200
This branch or person appoints judges to the Supreme Court.
What is the executive branch or the President?
300
The number of states needed to make an amendment to the Articles of Confederation.
What is 13?
300
He was elected to serve as the president of the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
300
The highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
300
The colonies declared their independence from England with this document.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
300
This branch makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
400
Included representatives from every state. Strength or weakness.
What is a strength?
400
He was the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
400
The length of time a Supreme Court justice can serve.
What is for life or until one retires.
400
This Patriot made a daring ride saying, "The Regulars are coming!"
Who was Paul Revere?
400
The number of states that had to vote in favor of the Constituion.
What is 9 out of 13?
500
A form of government in which the leaders get the power to rule from the people.
What is a republic?
500
This compromise divided the Legislative branch into two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is the Great Compromise?
500
Each state is represented by this many senators.
What is 2?
500
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What was July 4, 1776?
500
This country won the American Revolution.
What was the United States?