Drafting The Constitution
Who was one of the leaders of the constitutional convention?
A. George Washington
B. Mr. Hong
C. James Madison
D. Thomas Jefferson
C. James Madison
What was the Anti-tax protest by farmers called?
Shays's Rebellion
A set of Amendments passed to protect individual rights is _____?
The Bill Of Rights
Federalism is the division of power between what?
A. Mr. Hong and his professional golf career
B. church and state
C. Federal and state leaders
D. Federal and state governments
D. Federal and State governments
An official change to a document is _____?
Amendments
Which Branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative Branch
What is the name of the delegate who developed The Great Compromise?
Rodger Sherman
Official approval of the Constitution is ______?
Ratification
Where was the constitutional convention held to create a new constitution, Washington DC or Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Popular sovereignty is the idea that political power belongs to ______?
The People
Which Branch of government enforces the laws?
The Executive Branch
An agreement that allowed state to count three- fifths of their slaves as part of the population is the Three- fifths compromise or the Great Compromise?
Three-Fifth compromise
Essays written by the federalist leaders that defend the constitution is _______?
What is the Bill of Rights?
constitutional amendments that protect the rights of citizens
Essays supporting the constitution?
Federalist Papers
Which Branch of Government interprets the law and the constitution?
The Judicial Branch
What are checks and balances?
Powers given to separate branches of government to keep any one from getting too much power
Are supporters of the new constitution Federalists or antifederalists?
Federalists
What is this New Jersey Plan?
a plan creating a unicameral, or one- house legislature
How many Amendments are in the U.S. constitution?
27
What is the Electoral College?
A group selected to select the president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress?
An agreement made by the constitutional convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
Great Compromise
Are Antifederalists FOR or OPPOSED to ratification of the new constitution?
opposed
A Plan giving supreme power to the central government and creating a bicameral legislature made up of two groups, or houses, of representation
Virginia Plan
What Is the preamble?
an introductory statement at the beginning of a document, law, or constitution that explains its purpose, scope, and underlying goals.