Articles of Confederation
Who participated in Shays' Rebellion?
Farmers
Who led the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state have?
2
What is the first part of the Constitution?
The Preamble
Which group wanted a Bill of Rights?
Anti-Federalists
Why did Shays' Rebellion happen?
Farmers were losing their farms due to debt.
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
How many representatives does Tennessee have in the House of Representatives?
9
What is the Executive branch?
The president, enforces laws
What are the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments in the Constitution.
What were the intentions of the Articles of Confederation?
To give states more power.
Federalist leader who supported the Constitution.
Alexander Hamilton
The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with:
Representation and counting enslaved people
What is the Legislative Branch?
Congress (Senate and House of Representatives), passes laws
What is the freedom of the press?
The government cannot censers or control media like the news, news papers, TV shows, books, and social media.
Why did the colonists create a weak government?
They did not want a government like Great Britain.
Anti-federalist who wanted a Bill of Rights.
Patrick Henry
What are the separation of powers?
The 3 branches of government so that not one single person or group can control the government.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The Supreme Court, interprets laws
What are the 5 parts of the First Amendment?
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition.
What were the 3 main reasons the Articles of Confederation failed.
It could not tax
It could not enforce laws
The national government had very little power.
Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?"
Patrick Henry
What is something a state government cannot do?
Declare war
"We the People" means government gets its power from.......
The people. It shows that the Constitution is an agreement between the people and the government.
Why was the Bill of Rights passed?
To make sure the national government did not take away individual rights from citizens.