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The Constitution
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Who were the anti-federalists and what did they want added to the Constitution?
They were people who opposed the Constitution. They wanted a section that guaranteed individual rights, known as the Bill of Rights.
100
This is an addition or change to the Constitution.
An amendment.
100
"Open you trunk! I'm going to search it." What amendment is this violating?
The Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
100
Who has the power to declare war?
Congress, which is part of the Legislative branch.
100
What is federalism?
It is the sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country.
200
What was the New Jersey Plan and what kind of states did it favor?
A plan calling for a one-house legislature. Every state had an equal number of votes. This plan favored SMALL states.
200
A system established by the Constitution that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
200
What rights are protected under the First Amendment?
The right to freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of press, and the right to peaceable assemble and petition.
200
How can the Legislative branch "check" the Executive branch?
The Legislative branch can reject appointments, may impeach the President, and can override a veto.
200
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 not allow in the Northwest territory?
Slavery and involuntary servitude.
300
This idea proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut at the Constitutional Convention gave large states more power in the House and small states equal power in the Senate.
What was the Great Compromise?
300
What is the "Necessary and Proper Clause?"
This allows Congress the flexibility to create laws to deal with new issues.
300
You walk into your home and a soldier is sleeping in your room, playing with your video games, and eating your dinner. Which amendment is this violating?
The Third Amendment, which states that people cannot be forced to house soldiers in their home.
300
Which branch of government's main duty is to enforce and carry out laws?
The Executive branch.
300
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
3/5 of the slave population counted towards the state's population and for the purpose of taxing.
400
This uprising of farmers in Massachusetts showed Americans that the Articles of Confederation needed to be changed.
What is Shays's Rebellion?
400
In this process, an idea is proposed, congress approves it and the President signs it.
How does a bill become a law?
400
The Sixth and Seventh Amendments protect a person's right to be have their case decided by a panel of citizens.
What is trial by jury?
400
What are the main duties of the Judicial branch?
To interpret and judge the law.
400
Why do people vote?
So they have a say in how their country is run and by who.
500
A series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay that argued for ratification of the Constitution.
What were the Federalist Papers?
500
Name one way that the Constitution improved on the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Possible answers: It gave Congress the power to tax, it created a judicial branch, and/or it created a strong central government with a president.
500
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that protect individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
What does the separation of powers mean?
It means to divide the duties of each branch of government so that no one branch has too much power and prevents any abuse of power from occurring.
500
This document, written in 1786 by Thomas Jefferson, argued for separation of church and state and was a precursor to the First Amendment.
What was the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?