Who was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the President of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Who is George Washington?
100
What was the compromise on how slaves would be counted for Congress?
What is Three-Fifths Compromise?
100
What principle divides the powers of government among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches?
What is separation of powers?
100
What part of government is responsible for making the laws?
What is legislative branch?
100
What amendment guarantees the freedoms of speech, religion, and press and the
rights to assemble and petition?
What is the First Amendment?
200
Who kept secret minutes at the Philadelphia Convention and was known as the “Father of the Constitution?”
Who is James Madison?
200
The Constitution divided power between the state and national governments. This division of power is called ______.
What is federalism?
200
What principle says that people hold the powers of government through their
elected representatives?
What is republicanism?
200
What document sets up the basic structure of government for a country?
What is Constitution?
200
What amendment guarantees people accused of a crime certain rights and due process of the law?
What is Fifth Amendment?
300
Who was the delegate from New York who wanted a strong national government at the Constitutional Convention?
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
300
What plan of government proposed a two-house Congress with representation based on population?
What is Virginia Plan?
300
What principle gives each branch of government powers over the other two branches so that no branch becomes too powerful?
What is checks and balances?
300
What part of government is responsible for carrying out the laws?
What is Executive branch?
300
What amendment prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments?
What is the Eighth Amendment?
400
Who was an inventor from Philadelphia and the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
What plan of government proposed a one-house Congress based on equal representation of the states?
What is New Jersey Plan?
400
What principle distributes the powers of government between the national and state governments?
What is federalism?
400
What document protects the individual rights of the people?
What is Bill of Rights?
400
What amendment guarantees a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury?
What is the Sixth Amendment?
500
Who is the current Republican candidate running for President?
Who is Mitt Romney?
500
Misplaced! The constitutional provision requiring that state courts enforce civil judgments of the courts of other states and accept their public records as valid is found in the
What is full faith and credit clause?
500
True/False:
Judicial review is not mentioned in the Constitution.
What is true?
500
What part of government is responsible for interpreting the laws?
What is judicial branch?
500
What amendment protects against general search warrants and from unreasonable searches and seizures?