Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had many weaknesses. Name one of them.
What is tax, call up an national army, no power to enforce laws over the states, could not regulate trade, no federal judiciary, no executive branch, passing laws and amendments were extremely difficult.
The introduction of the U.S. Constitution is called this.
What is the Preamble?
This is the main job of the Executive branch.
What is to carry out laws, enforce laws, or execute laws?
What is the name of the plan which called for two houses of the legislature to be based on population?
What is the large state plan, or the Virginia Plan?
This amendment gives citizens the freedom of religion.
What is the 1st Amendment?
The number of people who serve on the Supreme Court as justices.
What is nine?
The longest a person can serve as President is this long.
What is 10 years?
The Articles of Confederation called for how many branches of government?
What is one?
The word which describes the correct number of houses in the legislative branch.
What is bicameral?
The head of this branch of government is called the _________________.
What is the President?
The main duty of the judicial branch is this.
What is to interpret or evaluate laws?
This amendment requires law enforcement officials to have a search warrant when searching private property.
What is the 4th Amendment?
People who were against ratifying the Constitution were called...
What are anti-federalists?
This person is known as the Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
This was a meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
A member of Congress elected to serve for two years before needing to be elected to continue is called a ____________________.
What is a representative?
If the President does not agree with a law passed by the congress, he has this power.
What is veto?
What compromise created a plan to include slaves in the state count for population.
What is the Three-Fifths compromise?
This amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
There are ____ amendments in the Constitution
What is 27?
The first national Thanksgiving Day was established by ___________ as a way to “give thanks’ for the Constitution.
Who is George Washington?
This event highlighted the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation convincing many leaders that it was time for a change in the national government.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
The number of representatives for each state is based upon this.
What is population?
This body elects the President.
What is the Electoral College?
How long is the term of the Supreme Court Justice?
What is for life?
Poor Johnny has been arrested and asks for a lawyer. His request is denied. This is a violation of the ______ amendment.
What is the 6th Amendment.
U.S. senators term lasts ____ years
What is 6?
This President served the longest time in office, nearly 12 years.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
A success under the Articles of Confederation, this established a system for setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the Union on an equal footing with the original 13 states
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
The number of the article in the US Constitution which outlines the judicial branch of the U.S. government.
What is Article 3?
This group is chosen by the President to run executive departments; these people must be approved by the Senate.
What is the cabinet?
This person acts as the judge in impeachment trials.
Who is the Chief Justice?
A neighbor is suing Mr. Man because a tree in the Mr. Man's yard fell on their roof. The neighbors want Mr. Man to pay $850 to have their roof repaired. Mr. Man asks that a jury be present to hear this case. The judge says no, since the amount of the repairs is is so small. The ____ amendment is being violated.
What is the 7th Amendment?
This person serves as the leader of the Senate.
Who is the Vice President?
What are the six goals of the U.S.
Constitution?
What are 1) form a more perfect union, 2) establish justice, 3) ensure domestic tranquility, 4) provide for the common defence, 5) promote the general welfare, and 6) secure the blessings of liberty.