City where Constitutional Convention of 1787 took place. The delegates had cheesesteaks for lunch.
Where is Philadelphia?
100
Branch of Federal Government that writes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
100
Compromise which made it illegal to pass any law abolishing this terrible institution, for the first 20 years.
What is slavery?
100
The division of the Federal Government into three branches.
What is separation of powers?
100
People opposed to the new U.S. Constitution.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
200
Plans for the new Capitol were included in the new Constitution, where it remains today.
Where is Washington D.C.
200
Branch of the Federal Government that enforces or executes the law.
What is the Executive Branch?
200
Compromise which counted slaves as a fraction of a person towards population of state.
What is the three-fifths compromise?
200
System that gives each branch of the Federal Government ways to limit the power of the other two branches.
What is checks and balances?
200
Person who becomes President if the President dies, is impeached and removed, or is not able to fulfill the duties of President.
What is the Vice-President?
300
The president of the Convention, this man from Virginia was also elected the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
300
Branch of the Federal Government that judges and interprets the law.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
Compromise which created the bicameral Legislature made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Tony the Tiger says it best.
What is the Great Compromise?
300
Power of the President to say no to a bill sent by Congress. The word is Latin, for "I forbid"
What is veto?
300
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, the "necessary and proper clause," is also called by this nickname, because it stretches the power of Congress.
What is the elastic clause?
400
The oldest delegate to the Convention represented the City of Brotherly Love.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
The head of the Executive Branch is this office. There have been 45 so far.
What is President?
400
Compromise which pleased the anti-federalists by adding these first 10 amendments concerning rights and freedoms to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
Power of the Supreme Court to rule any law unconstitutional
What is judicial review?
400
Article VI which states that the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land, and that no one is above the Constitution is known as this clause.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
500
Delegate from Virginia who is responsible for most of the writing of the Constitution, aptly named the "father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
500
The highest Court in the United States, made up of 9 citizens.
What is the Supreme Court?
500
Persuasive Essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay which promoted the ratification of the new U.S. Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
500
Power of the Legislative Branch to accuse a President or Federal Judge for violating the Constitution.
What is impeach?
500
System by which we indirectly elect the President of the United States. Each state gets votes equal to the number of members of Congress each state has.