1. JEOPARDY Early Republic and the Constitution
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2. (Sorta like) JEOPARDY – Early Republic & the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Convention Leaders
Constitutional Compromises
Ratification
Bill of Rights
100
200
300
400
500

3. Articles of Confederation 100
What was the first national government after Independence?
The Articles of Confederation

4. Articles of Confederation 500
Who could enforce the laws under the Articles of Confederation?
No one!
[It had no president or single leader.]

5. Articles of Confederation 200
Who had the only power to tax under the Articles of Confederation?
The STATES

6. Articles of Confederation 300
Who had the only power to decide legal cases under the Articles of Confederation?
The states (there were no national judges).

7. Articles of Confederation 400
What’s a “confederation”?
An agreement among states to work together.

8. Who was the Chairman at the Constitutional Convention?
Convention Leaders 100
Who was the Chairman at the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington

9. Who was called “Father of the Constitution”
Convention Leaders 200
Who was called “Father of the Constitution”
James Madison

10. What did Madison’s Virginia Plan propose?
Convention Leaders 300
What did Madison’s Virginia Plan propose?
A federal government with three equal branches

11. Who wrote much of the Bill of Rights?
Convention Leaders 400
Who wrote much of the Bill of Rights?
James Madison (the same guy who wrote the Virginia Plan!)

12. Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?
Convention Leaders 500
Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?
Philadelphia

13. Constitutional Compromises 100
What shares power with the national government?
The states

14. Constitutional Compromises 200
Each state gets how many votes in the U.S. Senate?
Two

15. Constitutional Compromises 300
Name the THREE branches of the national government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial

16. Constitutional Compromises 400
What law is the “supreme law of the land”
Federal law

17. Constitutional Compromises 500
What was the Three- Fifths Compromise?
Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person to calculate population.

18. Who supported the proposed Constitution?
Ratification 100
Who supported the proposed Constitution?
Federalists

19. Which side wanted a strong national government?
Ratification 200
Which side wanted a strong national government?
Federalists

20. Who opposed the proposed Constitution?
Ratification 300
Who opposed the proposed Constitution?
Anti-Federalists

21. Why did Anti-federalists oppose the proposed Constitution?
Ratification 400
Why did Anti-federalists oppose the proposed Constitution?
The national government was too strong.

22. Ratification 500
What change did Anti-federalists want added to the proposed Constitution?
A Bill of Rights

23. Which amendment gives you the right to bear arms?
Bill of Rights 100
Which amendment gives you the right to bear arms?
2nd

24. Which amendment gives power to the state governments?
Bill of Rights 200
Which amendment gives power to the state governments?
10th

25. Which amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment?
Bill of Rights 300
Which amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment?
8th

26. Bill of Rights 400
Which Amendment guarantees that no search be conducted without a warrant?
4th

27. Bill of Rights 500
Freedom of religion, speech, and the press are protected by which Amendment?
1st