The Constitution and Founding Fathers - Page 4

Questions
  • How has the executive branch changed since George Washington?
  • What is the Continental Congress?
  • What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 establish?
  • Why did the Continental Congress draw up the Articles of Confederation?
  • Do you think the Founders' concerns about government are as valid today as they were in the 1700s?
  • According to the Ninth Amendment, who retains rights not specifically listed in the Constitution?
  • How did jimmy carter's background and personality shape the tone of his presidency and people's reaction to him?
  • In what city was the first capital of the United States?
  • Who said "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
  • What was Alexander Hamilton‘s plan to speed up industrialization in the United States?
  • How did the opinions of Jefferson and Hamilton regarding the public debt differ?
  • When was Washington's inauguration?
  • What delayed the inauguration of the new government under the U.S. Constitution?
  • What kind of governments did state constitutions create?
  • Why is James Madison known as the "Father of the Consthution"?
  • What is meant by the term "landmark case"?
  • Why do you think George Washington's presidency was so important in the development of the young nation?
  • How did Hamilton compromise to get southerners to go along with his economic plan?
  • How many of the original proposed changes to the Constltutlon were approved by the states?
  • How would the United States work and look socially and politically if the Articles of Confederation was still operating today?