Articles of Confederation Federalist or Anti-Federalist? The Three Branches Federalism Miscellaneous
100
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This event, caused by farmers in Massachusetts, caused key leaders to deem that the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
100
What are the Anti-Federalists?
This group wrote Brutus I.
100
Who is Donald Trump?
This is our current head of state and government.
100
What is devolution?
This is a method of returning power to the states.
100
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This document stated that "all men are created equal."
200
What is a confederation?
This type of state encourages decentralization of power, as established in the Articles of Confederation.
200
What are the Anti-Federalists?
This group believed that the Constitution should have a "Bill of Rights."
200
What is the presidency?
This office also holds power of commander-in-chief.
200
What are block grants?
This type of grant gives states control on how they spend their government-issued funding.
200
What is the three-fifths compromise?
This compromise alleviated the problem, between the North and South, for slaves and their taxation and representation.
300
What is an agreement?
This is a requirement for all states in order to pass an amendment.
300
What are the Anti-Federalists?
This group was led by Patrick Henry and George Mason.
300
What are checks and balances?
This term describes the system of preventing over-empowerment among the three branches.
300
What is the Tenth Amendment?
This amendment calls for reserved powers.
300
What is the elastic clause?
This clause emphasizes the loose construction/interpretation of the Constitution.
400
What is unicameral?
This term describes Congress, as having a single legislative house.
400
What is Federalist 51?
This Federalist paper advocates for the "Checks and Balances" system.
400
What is bicameral?
This term describes Congress, as having a double legislative house.
400
What is dual federalism or layer cake federalism?
This type of federalism has a distinct agreement between state control and government control.
400
What is the Connecticut Compromise?
This compromise created the current bicameral congress where the House is based on population and the Senate has equal representation.
500
What is commerce?
Congress did not have power to regulate or promote this among the states.
500
Who are Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay?
This/These individual(s) wrote the Federalist Papers.
500
What is a President Pro Tempore?
This official presides over the absence of the Vice President in the Senate.
500
What is cooperative federalism or marble cake federalism?
This type of federalism allows national, state, and local governments to work together to complete projects.
500
What is US v. Lopez?
This court case ruled that a local gun violation is not an interstate commerce issue, as it wasn’t relevant to economics between states.






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