The People
Articles, Acts and Amendments
The Constitution
Washington and Adams
Just the Facts
100

Who is the "Father of the Constitution"?

Who is James Madison?
100

The First 10 Amendments

What is the Bill of Rights?

100

Opening three word phrase of the United States Constitution

What is WE THE PEOPLE?

100

Served their country for 45 years

Who is George Washington?
100

Were there political parties in the Election of 1788/1789?

What is NO?

200

Who are the two leading Virginia proponents on the ratification of the Constitution? 

Who are George Washington and James Madison?

200
Prohibits the quartering of troops

What is the 3rd Amendment?

200

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan led to this compromise which organized the Legislative branch

What is the Great Compromise?

200

Who is Washington's Secretary of the Treasury?

Who is Alexander Hamilton?

200

Which country began the policy of the IMPRESSMENT of sailors?

What is England / Great Britain?

300

The author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights

Who is George Mason

300

Which amendment protects Americans from unreasonable searches and seizures?

What is the 4th Amendment?

300

Which branch of government is Bicameral?

What is the Legislative Branch?
300
2 warnings from Washington's Farewell Address

What is avoid creating political parties and joining foreign alliances?

300

What event proved that the Articles of Confederation were weak and ineffective?

What is Shays's Rebellion?
400

The author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400

The National Government takes priority over the states.  Which clause is this?

What is the Supremacy Clause?
400

Which constitutional convention compromise dealt with "all other persons"?

What is the 3/5 Compromise?

400

How are Jay's treaty and the XYZ Affair similar?

What is they both deal with the policy of Impressment?
400

What event proved that the government under the new Constitution does work effectively?

What is the Whiskey Rebellion?

500

Who are the two leading Virginia opponents of the ratification of the Constitution?

Who are George Mason and Patrick Henry?

500

Why did the Continental Army not have the funds to pay its soldiers in the American Revolution?

What is there was no power to tax under the Articles of Confederation?

500
The Division of Power between the National Government and the States

What is Federalism

500

Which acts did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions believe were violating the First Amendment rights of American Citizens?

What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
500

How was Hamilton and thus Congress able to create the BUS?

What is the Elastic Clause?