What was the first plan of government for the 13 colonies?
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
I have the power to declare war, borrow money, and make peace treaties.
What is Congress?
100
The meeting when delegates met to discuss the failing Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
100
The Constitutional Convention was held here.
What is Philadelphia?
100
The the delegates met and decided to divide Congress into two parts, the House and Senate.
What is the Great Compromise?
200
What is it called when people make laws for themselves?
What is self-government?
200
The president of the Constitutional Convention and later the 1st president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
200
Stated that each state should get one vote regardless of size.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
200
The oldest delegate at the convention. He was 81 years old.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
How many states made up the original colonies?
What is 13?
300
Freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly.
What is the First Amendment?
300
Amendment to the Constitution that protects individual (people) rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
He suggested The Great Compromise.
Who is Roger Sherman?
300
People who do NOT support the constitution are called...
What are antifederalists?
300
People who support the constitution are called...
What are federalists?
400
Under this house, the number of representatives would depend on the state's population.
What is the House of Representatives?
400
Under this house, each state would have an equal amount of representatives.
What is the Senate?
400
Replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitution?
400
The system that ensures that one branch of government does not become more powerful than another branch.
What is checks and balances?
400
This branch of government settles legal arguments.
What is the Judicial Branch?
500
The decision was made to count five slaves for every three free people.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
500
He had a new plan for government called the Virginia Plan.
Who is James Madison?
500
When the delegates could not agree as to how to divide the number of votes each state would get, he suggested dividing Congress into two parts, or houses.
Who is Roger Sherman?
500
Which branch of government carries out the laws and has the President as the leader?
What is the Executive Branch?
500
This branch of government makes the laws and is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives?