Articles of the Constitution
Article 1 of the Constitution....
Legislative Branch
"lawmaking body"
Legislature
Strengthen the relationship among states as part of a union and between states and the national government
Form a More Perfect Union
Who is the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
Article 3...
Judicial Branch
principle that people agree to submit to a government in exchange for the protection of their rights
Social Contract Theory
Provide laws that are reasonable, fair, and impartial and make sure that the administration of those laws is also reasonable, fair, and impartial
Establish Justice
Of the 13 states, which state did NOT attend the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island
This group believed that a Bill of Rights were vital and necessary to the Constitution in order to protect individual liberties:
Anti-Federalists
The relationship between the national government and state governments is found in....
Article 4
detail and specific law that provides clarity on broader laws
Statutory Law
Allow all states and citizens benefit militarily and economically from the protection of a strong national government
Promote the general welfare
What year was the Constitution of the United States adopted?
1787
This establishes that the national government is the supreme law of the land
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause can be found in...
Article 6
allows governors to reject specific parts of legislation while signing the rest of a bill into law
Line-Item Veto
Keep peace and maintain order within the country
Ensure Domestic Tranquility
Which plan "favored" states with larger populations?
The Virginia Plan
Powers that are held by both the national government and state government are known as…
Concurrent Powers
Article 5...
Amendment Process
principle that government does not have absolute power, only what the people have given it; government is limited by law under which the rights people possess cannot be taken away from them
Limited Gov't
Protect the liberties recently won in the American Revolution and preserve them for the generations to come
Secure the Blessings of Liberty
At the establishment of the Constitution, members of the Senate were elected by...
State Legislatures
The federal court case of McCulloch v Maryland allowed for the federal government to exercise their implied right to….
Have a national bank