Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation reflected the principles of this other important document.
Declaration of Independence
The original constitution for the union of the states was known as this:
The Articles of Confederation
A league of alliance of states that agree to work together is called a _____________-
confederation
The purpose of the convention was this:
to revisit the Articles of Confederation
William Patterson, from New Jersey, introduced this: _______________
The New Jersey Plan
This is the supreme law of the United States.
The US Constitution
This amendment sets rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
the 5th
This is the principle in which all government power comes from the people.
Popular Sovereignty
After the declaring independence, the Continental Congress asked the new states to this:
write a constitution to establish a government.
The new federal comprised a congress of delegates, chosen by _______________ rather than by voters.
state legislatures
This is a government in which the people elect their representative.
republic
The Constitutional Convention met in the city in 1789, full of love.
Philadelphia
Roger Sherman introduced the _____________ as an agreement between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans.
the Great Compromise
Which document outlines the basic rights of the citizens
The Constitution
Protects freedom of Speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom of assembly
the 1st Amendment
In a ________________, the Constitution specifically states what powers the government has.
limited government
More democratic Patriots (States) wanted this kind of legislature and weak governors, or no governors at all.
a strong
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government included no ______________ or executive branch.
President
The new federal government is also known as the _____________
National government
This founding father was very conservative and disliked the idea of democracy
Hamilton
The Great Compromise was also known as the
Connecticut Compromise
The Constitution delineates the frame of the _______________________.
federal government.
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets requirements for search warrants based on probable cause.
The 4th Amendment
The Constitution mandates the ________________ within the federal government.
Separation of Powers
Most states chose these types of state constitutions.
conservative
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to do this:
raise money through taxes.
The __________________, counted each slave as three fifths of a person to be added to a state’s free population in allocating representatives to the House of Representatives and electoral college votes.
Three-Fifths Compromise
James Madison, just like Hamilton, was a critic of ________________
Democracy
By compromising between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans, the delegates supported a system known as ________________, which divided government power between the federal government and state governments.
federalism
Today, we know that one of the Constitution's flaws was that it failed to consider the viewpoints of _______________, African Americans, and Native Americans.
women
Protects the right to keep and bear arms
the Second Amendment
Just as the Constitution divides power among the three branches of the federal government, it also divides power between the states and federal government, this is known as ______________.
Federalism
Bicameral means having these many groups (cameras)
Two
To amend the Articles, how many states had to approve any changes?
All (13)
A ________________ is a set of fundamental rules that determine how a country or state is run.
constitution
One big issue between northern and southern delegates was ______________.
slavery
****DAILY DOUBLE****
He proposed the Virginia Plan
James Madison
______________, favored ratification of the Constitution, and the _____________, opposed it.
Federalists, Antifederalists
This amendment states that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated, or enumerated, to it through the Constitution, and that all other powers are reserved to the states, or to the people.
The 10th Amendment
The Constitution also limits the power of government by establishing a system of ________________ designed to prevent one branch from seizing too much power.
checks and balances
One of the most important accomplishments of the national Congress under the Articles of Confederation was establishing plans to settle and govern a vast territory over with they had authority. This territory was called the ___________
Northwest Territory
To pay the national debt, Congress relied on ________________________.
contributions from the states
The Constitution became the law of the land in _______
1789
James Madison assured the people of Virginia that the _______________ offered slavery a “better security than any that now exists.”
Constitution
In another concession, Madison abandoned his idea of a ___________ over state laws.
national veto
Antifederalists wanted to include a _____________ in the Constitution
bill of rights
Since the Constitution was ratified only _____ amendments have been fully ratified
27
The President and senators would choose the least democratic branch of all: the ________________.
judiciary
To discourage settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, the Spanish forbade American trade with _____________.
New Orleans.
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not levy ___________
One of the ways the security of slavery came was that the Constitution forbade Congress from __________________________ for 20 years.
blocking the importation of slaves
The ______________ gave Southern states more seats in Congress and more power in presidential elections.
Three-Fifths Compromise
This group believed that including a bill of rights in the Constitution was unnecessary, since state governments protected individual rights.
Federalists
The promise of a _____________ helped the Federalists win most of the remaining states.
bill of rights
This branch of government interprets the Constitution and applied the law
judicial branch
****DAILY DOUBLE****
Rejecting the new doctrine of free trade, the British used the Navigation Acts to renew their commitment to _________________.
mercantilism
Another weakness of the Articles was that there was no system of ___________
federal courts
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
According to the Great Compromise, the Senate would be equally represented by every state, regardless of the size, by allowing _________________.
two senators per state.
The _________________ argued that the separation of powers in three branches of government would prevent the concentration of power dreaded by the Antifederalists.
Federalist Papers
He drafted the Bill of Rights.
James Madison
The Constitution has survived and thrived in part because it provides a ____________ in its content.
process for changes