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Causes and effects of the American Revolution
US Constitution
Bill of Rights
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Compromises
100
Who was the King of England during the Revolutionary war?
Who is King George?
100
What was the "first draft" of the US Constitution?
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
The Bill of Rights was based on which document?
What is the Magna Carta
100
What does Federalism mean?
What is the powers of the central/federal government
100
What was the 3/5ths Compromise?
What is the compromise that counted slaves as 3/5ths,
200
Which country supported the Colonists in the Revolutionary War?
What is France?
200
Who wrote most of the Constitution?
Who is James Madison
200
What is the 1st Amendment in the Bill of Rights? (3)
What is the freedom of expression, religion, and assembly
200
What document did the Anti-Federalists support?
What are the Articles of Confederation?
200
Why did the Southern states dislike the 3/5ths compromise?
What is it reduced the number of people in the House of Representation
300
Who was the commander of the military during this war?
Who is George Washington?
300
Where did the Framers draft the Constitution?
What is the Philadelphia/Constitutional convention of 1787
300
What is the 2nd Amendment in the Bill of rights?
What is the right to bear arms
300
Why did the Anti-Federalists dislike the Constitution?
What is it gave too much power to the central government
300
How did the Legislative branch split after the Great Compromise?
What is into the Senate and House of Representatives
400
Who lost the American Revolutionary War?
What is England/Britain?
400
What do Articles 1-3 describe?
What is the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
400
Since the Bill of Rights, additional Amendments have in been added. How many are there in total?
What is 27?
400
What are the term limits for the President?
What is 2 terms/8 years
400
Why did the North and Abolitionists like the 3/5ths compromise
What is less slaves meant more representation
500
What other Revolution did the American Colonists inspire?
What is the French Revolution
500
What's the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
What is to protect individual rights?
500
Why do we have term limits?
What is to reduce the powers of the central government
500
How are powers separated between the executive and legislative branches? (one example)
What is the process of a bill becoming a law