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Main page (home). The Articles - 100 Points. Under the Articles why was the central government weak?. The Articles - 100 Points. Answer No president to carry out the laws and no courts to settle disputes. The Articles - 200 Points.
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The Articles - 100 Points Under the Articles why was the central government weak?
The Articles - 100 Points Answer No president to carry out the laws and no courts to settle disputes.
The Articles - 200 Points Under the Articles why did the government not have any money?
The Articles - 200 Points Answer Congress could not levy (pass) taxes
The Articles - 300 Points What ordinance set up the process of how a territory becomes a state and was the strongest part of the Articles?
The Articles - 300 Points Answer The Northwest Ordinance
The Articles - 400 Points Under the Articles what were states quarreling over?
The Articles - 400 Points Answer Western lands and boundaries.
The Articles - 500 Points In what two ways were other countries not showing respect to the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles - 500 Points Answer Great Britain refused to remove their troops and Spain closes the Port of New Orleans.
Let’s Have a Convention! 100 Points The Constitutional Convention was held in what year?
Let’s Have a Convention! 100 Points Answer 1787
Let’s Have a Convention! 200 Points What were the two major plans proposed for representation in Congress called?
Let’s Have a Convention! 200 Points Answer The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan
Let’s Have a Convention! 300 Points The Great Compromise allowed a two-house Congress. The number of Representatives a state could have was based on __________ while each state was allowed ____ Senators.
Let’s Have a Convention! 300 Points Answer Population: 2 Senators
Let’s Have a Convention! 400 Points What compromise dealt with counting the slave population for House representation?
Let’s Have a Convention! 400 Points Answer The 3/5ths Compromise
Let’s Have a Convention! 500 Points Who led the Constitutional Convention?
Let’s Have a Convention! 500 Points Answer George Washington
8.16d - 100 Points Which principle of the Constitution says that everyone, including all authority figures, must obey the laws.
8.16d - 100 Points Answer Limited Government
8.16d - 200 Points ___________ is the distribution of power between a federal government and the states within a union.
8.16d - 200 Points Answer Federalism
8.16d - 300 Points The U.S. Constitution authorizes each branch of government to share its powers with the other branches. This allows one branch to limit another branch of government.
8.16d - 300 Points Answer Checks and Balances
8.16d - 400 Points Political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government is an example of which principle of the Constitution?
8.16d - 400 Points Answer Popular Sovereignty
8.16d - 500 Points Congress makes the laws, the President enforces the laws and the Supreme Court interprets the laws. This is an example of which principle of the Constitution?
8.16d - 500 Points Answer Separation of Powers
Feds and Anti-Feds 100 Points What did the Constitution not have that made the Anti-Federalists not like the Constitution?
Feds and Anti-Feds 100 Points Answer A Bill of Rights
Feds and Anti-Feds 200 Points These publications were written by three Federalists to help gain support for the Constitution.
Feds and Anti-Feds 200 Points Answer The Federalist Papers
Feds and Anti-Feds 300 Points Who led the Anti-Federalist party?
Feds and Anti-Feds 300 Points Answer Thomas Jefferson
Feds and Anti-Feds 400 Points Name the leader of the Federalist party?
Feds and Anti-Feds 400 Points Name one of the major Federalist leaders.
Feds and Anti-Feds 500 Points Answer Alexander Hamilton
Feds and Anti-Feds 500 Points Name a leading figure of the Anti-Federalists.
I Have a Right! - 100 Points Which freedom specifically protects the media? (newspapers/radio/television)
I Have a Right! - 100 Points Answer 1st Amendment
I Have a Right! - 200 Points Which amendments gives us due process of law?
I Have a Right! - 200 Points Answer 5th, 6th & 7th
I Have a Right! - 300 Points Which amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment?
I Have a Right! - 300 Points Answer 8th Amendment
I Have a Right! - 400 Points Which amendment gives the people all rights not specifically written in the Constitution?
I Have a Right! - 400 Points Answer 9th Amendment
I Have a Right! - 500 Points Which amendment gives you the right to a speedy trial?