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Better Know a Delegate
Know your Rights!
You and your government
I've got the POWER!
Smorgasbord
100
Name the delegate and inventor who attended the Constitutional Convention?
Benjamin Franklin
100
What did the Anti-Federalists, led by Patrick "Smelt a Rat!" Henry, demand be added to the Constitution so they would ratify it?
Bill of Rights
100
A limited government depends on the consent of the ___________.
governed / people // "We The People RULE!!!!"
100
The Articles of Confederation gave the government too much or too little power?
too LITTLE power
100
Name the 3 powers the federal government has.
1. Power to tax / 2. Power to print money / 3. Power to declare war /
200
Who was invited to the Constitutional Convention, but did not attend, exclaiming that he, "Smelt a rat!"?
Patrick Henry
200
Religious freedom means:
The right to believe as you wish
200
When _________ became _______ after our war for independence, each of them had to create their own constitution.
colonies // states
200
The Virginia Plan's most controversial idea was that the _____________ should have higher powers than the ________ in certain areas.
central government should have higher powers than the states in certain areas.
200
Powers that BOTH the national (federal) and state governments share are: (4 total)
1. Collect taxes / 2. Borrow money / 3. Set up courts / 4. Making laws for the people's health, safety, and welfare.
300
Who presented the Virginia Plan to the Constitutional Convention?
Edmund Randolph
300
Congress guaranteed the settlers of the ___________ Territory the same rights as the people in the 13 states.
Northwest Territory
300
Name the three rights included in many state constitutions.
Right to: 1. Free speech / 2. Assemble peacefully / 3. Trial by jury
300
The statement that most accurately describes the Constitution is that it is a ____________ for governement.
Framework for governement
300
Daily Double! True or False / 1- Big states had more votes than small states in Congress. /// 2- States had the power to decide if they wanted to give money and soldiers to the national (federal government)
1- FALSE // 2- TRUE
400
Who led the fight for a Bill of Rights after the Constitution took effect?
James Madison
400
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution stating that the ______________ cannot take away the basic rights of the people.
National or central government
400
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
Make changes to the Articles of Confederation
400
Does the federal government have the power to make marriage or divorce laws?
No, the federal government does NOT have the power to make marriage or divorce laws.
400
Name the three branches of government.
1. Legislative // 2. Executive // 3. Judiciary
500
The __ Continental Congress ran the war and wrote the Articles of Confederation.
2nd / Second
500
Miss Brookman's Super Awesome Cha-Ching Question! Name at LEAST 3 rights provided by the Bill of Rights. (extra $100 if you can name the rest)
1: Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. 2: Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well-regulated militia. 3: No quartering of soldiers. 4: Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. 5: Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy. 6: Rights of accused persons, e.g., right to a speedy and public trial. 7: Right of trial by jury in civil cases. 8: Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments. 9: Other rights of the people. 10: Powers reserved to the states.
500
A federal system is a system in which higher powers are divided between who/what?
the central government and the states
500
How many states are needed to ratify the Constitution?
9 states are needed to ratify the Constitution
500
The Great ________________ was that membership in the House of Representatives would be based on state population. In the Senate, all states would have the same number of senators.
The Great Compromise