Which of the following terms refer to a "plan of government"?

The Articles of Confederation established a ______ central government.

The Articles of Confederation placed most powers in the hands of the states.

Why did the U.S. economy fail, under the Articles of Confederation?

What year did the Second Continental Congress draft the Articles of Confederation?

What year did all 13 colonies ratify (Approve) the Articles of Confederation?

The colonists wanted the central government to have all the power, not the states.

The Second Continental Congress designed the new government to have _____ powers over the citizens.

Which of the following are some of the main powers granted to the Central Government under the Articles of Confederation?

Which of the following are some of the main powers granted to the Central Government under the Articles of Confederation?

Which of the following are powers DENIED by the Central Government under the Articles of Confederation?

Under the Articles of Confederation, how were the articles changed?

Daniel Shay, a Captain of the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment, fought in which battles?

Many of the rural farmers, including Daniel Shay, had debts that were unpaid because they were fighting in the American Revolution. They were not paid for fighting in the war. They petitioned the Massachusetts state legislature for debt relief. That relief was _________.

Shay's rebellion occurred on

During the rebellion, Daniel Shay led 1,200 protestors on a march to the federal armory in what city?

Shay's Rebellion exposed the ______ of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

Who called for the strengthening of the Federal Government, after Shay's Rebellion?

Which of the following Nationalists claimed that the Articles of Confederation were inadequate (not good enough)?

in 1788 Daniel Shay was granted a "pardon", by the state of Massachusetts, and paid for his 5 years of service in the Continental Army. What does Shay being pardoned mean?

Congress authorized the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. What was the original name of the Constitutional Convention?

The Articles of Confederation was replaced with the ____________________.

The Philadelphia Convention, later renamed to the Constitutional Convention was called by which two prominent figures?

The goal of the Constitutional Convention was to___________.

One major weakness of the federal government under the "Articles of Confederation" was...

Under the "Articles of Confederation" the state governments were __________ and the federal government was ___________.

Shays Rebellion helped people in the United States realize...

What was the meeting called where delegates from different states came together to debate the issues of the Articles of Confederation?

How many delegates attended the Constitutional Convention?

What date did the Constitutional Convention begin?

When did the Constitutional Convention end?

The Constitutional Convention was held at the Pennsylvania State House in which city?

The Constitutional Convention was ORGINIALLY held to...

Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?

What where the main issues that were debated at the Constitutional Convention?

Under the Articles of Confederation, the power came from the states. James Madison argued that under the new plan, the power should come from the ________.

What was the the plan of government, proposed by James Madison and Edmund Randolph, that called for three separate branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial.

Under the Virginia Plan, Congress would be made up of how many houses?

Under the Virginia Plan, the number of representatives each state would receive would be based on _________.

Who introduced the New Jersey Plan?

Which plan of government called for the legislative branch to have one house, and each state would have an equal vote in Congress, regardless of population size.

Who proposed "The Great Compromise"?

How did The Great Compromise divide the legislative branch?

Southern states argued that slaves SHOULD count towards the population.

Who proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise?

When it comes to the 3/5 Compromise, every 5 slaves would count as 3 people for which two purposes?

Under the 3/5 Compromise, Congress could not interfere with the slave trade for at least how many years?

James Wilson proposed that how many people lead the executive branch?

Who proposed that there should be a three-member executive branch?

Ultimately the Constitutional Convention decided that the executive branch would be lead by one chief executive (President) would would hold office for how many years?

The Constitutional Convention decided that the President would be chosen by a special group of electors called the ___________________.

How many electors does each state have in the Electoral College?

When did the delegates declare that the Constitution was complete?

Constitutional Convention Review: The Great Compromise called for a BICAMERAL legislative branch, consisting of which two houses?

Constitutional Convention Review: The numbers of representative in which house in Congress is based off population?

Constitutional Convention Review: How many representatives does each state have in the Senate?

Constitutional Convention Review: Due to the Three-Fifths Compromise, Congress could not interfere with the slave trade for how many years?

Constitutional Convention Review: How is the number of electors per state, in the Electoral College determined?

Constitutional Convention Review: The delegates at the Constitutional Convention who signed the Constitution and favored a strong national government were known as____________.

Constitutional Convention Review: The delegates at the Constitutional Convention who REFUSED to sign the Constitution because they thought it was too powerful were known as ___________.

Constitutional Convention Review: Most of the Anti-federalist did not sign the Constitution because it did not include a _____________.

What is the name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

The Bill of Rights guarantees citizens which of the following?

Who was the Bill of Rights written by?

When was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

The First Amendment guarantees the freedom of which of the following?

The Establishment Clause states that Congress cannot establish an official _______ in the United States.

Which of the following guarantees Americans the right to practice their faith as they wish?

The Government can force you to believe in a specific religion.

The freedom of speech has what kind of government restrictions?

Free Speech includes to right to criticize which of the following?

Which of the following are limits on the Freedom of Speech?

Which of the following means spreading spoken lies? (A limitation of the Freedom of Speech)

Which of the following means spreading printed lies? (A limitation of the Freedom of Speech)

The Freedom of the Press covers which of the following?

The Freedom of the Press limits the Government by now allowing them to conduct ____________.

The government can ban printed material or films ONLY if they contain either alarming or offensive ideas

What is often referred to as the "Fourth branch of the government"?

Which freedom protects our right to gather in groups, as long as they are peaceful?

What rules can the government make in regards to the freedom of assembly?

A ______ is a formal document.

Who was unanimously elected as the first president of the United States in 1789, by the electoral college?

Where was the FIRST capital of the United States?

What is the name for the group of advisors to the president?

Following the Judiciary Act of 1789, who was chosen as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Under whose presidency was the federal court system established?

Who was the African American astronomer and surveyor that helped complete the design for Washington D.C.?

George Washington's Presidency left behind a legacy of which of the following?

Who was voted as the 2nd President of the Unites States?

Under John Adams' Presidency, a Two-Party political system started. What where the two parties called?