The Constitution and Founding Fathers - Page 3
Questions
- Who enforced national laws during the period of the Articles of Confederation?
- How was Alexander Hamilton killed?
- What departments did Washington create and whom did he appoint to head them?
- Because of the meeting in Annapolis in 1786, what did Alexander Hamilton do in 1787? Who did he want to attend?
- Which states met in Annapolis, Maryland in 1786?
- How does James Madison feel about a federal government?
- How did the Founders think the power of government could be limited?
- How does the US Constitution limits the power of the executive branch?
- How did John Locke's beliefs influence American democracy?
- What was Washington's job during the Constitutional Convention?
- What was added to the Constitution that listed rights not already in the Constitution?
- Why did Washington want America to remain neutral in the war between Britain and France?
- What was Alexander Hamilton's ”radical” proposal for the executive branch?
- What was Benjamin Franklin's idea about Earth's interior?
- What objection did Jefferson have to the new federal Constitution?
- What was Hamilton's Financial Program?
- What national event in 1786 brought to America's attention the need for a stronger central government?
- Who invented the lightning rod, bifocals, and the catheter?
- What are the Articles of Confederation?
- What is the Continental Congress?