Articles of Confederation
Congress couldn't collect taxes
Weak central government
Provided for no common currency
What are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
These are powers that are assigned to the Federal Government (federalism)
What are delegated powers?
This Article describes the responsibility of the Executive Branch.
What is Article 2?
The right to a speedy trial.
What is amendment 6?
The government is divided into three separate branches. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
What is Separation of Powers?
This plan asked for a house that would be based on equal representation.
What was the New Jersey Plan?
The philosophy of allowing the people to elect representatives so that they can make important decisions for us.
What is Republicanism?
This Article describes the responsibility of the Judicial Branch.
What is Article 3?
Police need a warrant and probable cause for searches and seizures.
What is amendment 4?
The ability to stike down a law or deny it.
What is Veto?
The event that made Americans realize that the Articles of Confederation had to be revised.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
Powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments. (federalism)
What are concurrent powers?
This article of the constitution states that the US Constitution is the “Supreme Law of the Land”.
What is Article 6?
The Right to no self-incrimination; due process.
What is amendment 5?
What is interpret laws?
This group supported a strong federal government when the Constitution was being debated. They wrote propaganda in newspapers to convince people to think like them.
What were the Federalists?
The system that does not allow any one branch of the government to have too much power.
What is Checks and balances?
This article of the constitution allows for the admittance of new states. (Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787)
What is Article 4?
No sheltering of soldiers in your home.
What is amendment 3?
This is the group that elects the President of the US.
What is the Electoral College?
This was the decision to have a bicameral legislature to include the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What was the Great Compromise?
The concept that political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government. (We The People...)
What is popular sovereignty?
This article of the constitution allows the constitution to be amended or changed.
What is Article 5?
Rights that are not listed in the Constitution are left for the States (reserved powers)
what is amendment 10?
The responsibility of the Executive Branch.
What is carry out laws or enforce laws?