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The Bill of Rights The Federalists George Washington Presidency The Supreme Court John Adams Presidency Articles of Confedera- tion
This amendment is “the right to keep and bear arms” A 100
What is the Second Amendment? A 100
This amendment is about how the people have a right to freedom of speech, the press, religion and the right to petition A 200
What is the First Amendment? A 200
This amendment states that the people have a right to due process and cannot bear witness against oneself A 300
What is the Fifth Amendment? A 300
This amendment states that everyone has the right to a trial by jury A 400
What is the Seventh Amendment? A 400
This amendment guarantees the right of protection from unreasonable searches and seizures A 500
What is the Fourth Amendment? A 500
The Federalist Party was founded in this year B 100
What is 1789? B 100
This was the type of government the Federalists believed in B 200
What is a strong centralized government? B 200
This man founded the Federalist Party and was the Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington B 300
Who was Alexander Hamilton? B 300
The last Federalist president was this man B 400
Who was John Adams? B 400
The Federalist Party supported the ratification of this document B 500
What is the U.S. Constitution? B 500
Washington received this percentage of Electoral votes for both his terms as president C 100
What was 100%? C 100
Washington helped quell the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 in this state C 200
What is Pennsylvania? C 200
Washington took his first oath of office in 1789 at this building in New York City C 300
What is Federal Hall? C 300
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Name the members of Washington’s first Cabinet C 400
Who were Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox and Edmund Randolph? C 400
These three states were admitted into the Union during the Washington presidency C 500
What are Vermont, Kentucky and Tennessee? C 500
The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was this man D 100
Who was John Jay? D 100
From 1791 until 1801, the Supreme Court convened in this building in Philadelphia D 200
What is Old City Hall? D 200
This Supreme Court decision in 1791 declared that the court was the supreme arbitrator of the U.S. Constitution D 300
What was Marbury v. Madison? D 300
The Supreme Court is the only court that was specifically established by this document D 400
What is the U.S. Constitution? D 400
This 1791 case about procedural law was the first case ever decided on by the Supreme Court D 500
What is West v. Barnes? D 500
John Adams was president for this many terms E 100
What is one? E 100
The Alien and Sedition Acts were signed into law by Adams in this year E 200
What is 1798? E 200
This was the job Thomas Jefferson held during the Adam’s administration E 300
What was Vice President? E 300
This diplomatic scandal between France and the United States occurred when the French made concession demands from the U.S. in order to continue peace negotiations E 400
What was the X, Y, Z Affair? E 400
Adams was the first president to live in which city and building E 500
What are Washington D.C. and the President’s Mansion (the White House)? E 500
The Articles of Confederation were ratified on this date F 100
What was March 1, 1781? F 100
Under the Articles each state had this many votes in the legislative decision making process F 200
What is one vote? F 200
The first president of the Congress of the Confederation was this man F 300
Who was Samuel Huntington? F 300
This was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on December 16, 1777 F 400
What is Virginia? F 400
This accomplishment of the Congress of the Confederation meant that the original states had to give up all western land claims clearing the way for new states F 500
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? F 500
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