“Creating A Republic”

100 200 300 400 500 Odds & Ends Federalist or Antifederalist Constitutional Convention Constitutional ideas Federalist or Antifederalist Branches of government Odds & Ends 100 200 300 400 500

Constitutional Convention 100 Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention? Answer: George Washington

Constitutional Convention 200 Who is known for writing the Constitution? Answer: James Madison

Constitutional Convention 300 When did the Constitutional Convention begin? Answer: May 25, 1787

Constitutional Convention 400 At the Constitutional Convention the Great Compromise resolved the issue of? Answer: the number representatives in Congress

Constitutional Convention 500 The delegates of the Constitutional Convention agreed to the 3/5 Compromise as a solution to what problem? Answer: number of representatives in the House for each state

Constitution Ideas 100 What idea was written in 1215 that gave certain rights to the English nobles? Answer: Magna Carta

Constitution Ideas 200 This document was written in 1689 which gave the rights of trial by jury, habeas corpus and to bear arms? Answer: The English Bill of Rights

Constitution Ideas 300 Answer: mayflower Compact This document was the first document of self-government in America and was written in 1689? Answer: mayflower Compact

Constitution Ideas 400 Answer: John Locke Who wrote the Two Treatises of Government that stated that all people had natural rights? Answer: John Locke

Constitution Ideas 500 Answer: The Spirit of the Laws What was the name of the Document that was written by Baron De Montesquieu, that suggested that governments should have three branches of government? Answer: The Spirit of the Laws

Federalist or Antifederalist 100 Supported the Constitution. Answer: Federalist

Federalist or Antifederalist 200 Wanted a strong national government. Answer: Federalists

Federalist or Antifederalist 300 Felt the Constitution made the federal government too powerful. Answer: Antifederalist

Federalist or Antifederalist 400 The Constitution needed a Bill of Rights. Answer: Antifederalist

Federalist or Antifederalist 500 The Federalists wrote a series of essays that supported the Constitution. What was the name of the essays? Answer: Federalist papers

Branches of Government 100 What branch of government passes the laws? Answer: Legislative

Branches of Government 200 What branch of government carries out the laws? Answer: Executive

Branches of Government 300 What branch of government makes sure the laws are fair? Answer: Judicial

Branches of Government 400 What are the two houses in the Legislative branch? Answer: The Senate and the House of Representatives karrie anne

Branches of Government 500 What is the term that is used to describe three branches of government that have equal powers? Answer: Separation of powers

Odds & Ends 100 What plan favored large states? Answer: Virginia plan

Odds & Ends 200 What plan favored small states? Answer: New Jersey plan

Odds & Ends 300 Who was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention? Answer: Ben Franklin

Answer: To revise the Articles of Confederation Odds & Ends 400 What was the main goal of the Constitutional Convention? Answer: To revise the Articles of Confederation karrie anne

Odds & Ends 500 What agreement was made over the issue of slavery? Answer: Northerners agreed that Congress could not outlaw slavery for at least 20 years. After that congress could regulate it if they wished. No state could stop a fugitive slave from being returned to its owner