American Revolutionary War

Question 1

Magna Carter?

Answer 1

A document signed by King John in 1215

Question 2

Suffrage?

Answer 2

the right to vote

Question 3

Articles of Confederation?

Answer 3

congress became the single branch of the national government

Question 4

Ratification?

Answer 4

official approval

Question 5

Land Ordinance of 1785?

Answer 5

set up system for surveying and dividing western land

Question 6

Tariffs?

Answer 6

taxes on imports and exports

Question 7

Interstate commerce?

Answer 7

trade between two or more states

Question 8

Inflation?

Answer 8

occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services

Question 9

Depression?

Answer 9

a period of low economic activity combined with a rise of unemployment

Question 10

Shays’s Rebellion?

Answer 10

uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt

Question 11

Virginia Plan?

Answer 11

presented by Edmund Randolph

Question 12

New Jersey Plan?

Answer 12

called for an unicameral, or one house, legislature

Question 13

Great Compromise?

Answer 13

the agreement to create a two-house legislature

Question 14

Three-Fifths Compromise?

Answer 14

the delegates voted to accept the proposal

Question 15

Popular Sovereignty?

Answer 15

the rights to citizens life liberty and pursuit of happiness

Question 16

Legislative Branch?

Answer 16

called congress is responsible for proposing laws and passing mise

Question 17

Judicial Branch?

Answer 17

responsible for interpreting laws, punishing criminals, and settling disputes between states

Question 18

Executive Branch?

Answer 18

includes the president and the departments that help run the government

Question 19

Checks and Balances?

Answer 19

keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful

Question 20

Anti Federalists?

Answer 20

people who opposed the constitution

Question 21

Federalists?

Answer 21

people who support the constitution

Question 22

Amendments?

Answer 22

official changes