Vocab
The supreme law if the US
What is the Constitution?
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution that states the rights of US citizens.
What is the Bill of Rights?
"To all whom these Presents shall come..."
What are the beginning words of the Articles?
Congress had no power to collect taxes
Why couldn't government pay debts?
Each state was repreaented based on their population
What was the solution for states not having a fair amount of votes?
The first written constitution of the US
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Powers of the federal government that are specifically expressed in the Constitution
What are enumerated powers?
13 out of 13 states
How many states are needed to amend the Articles?
9 out of 13 states were needed to enact laws
Why was enacting laws difficult?
Congress obtained the power to collect and levy taxes
What was the solution for congress not being able to collect taxes?
A system that allows each branch ro check the powers of the other branches to keep one branch from obtaining too much power
What are checks and balances?
The introduction to the Constitution that states the purposes of the government
What is the preamable?
A series of protects in 1786 and 1787 held by US farmers against judgememta for debt and local enforcement of tax collections
What is Shay's Rebellion?
All 13 states had to agree to the amendment
Why was it difficult to amend the Articles?
Congress was given the power to control interstate trade
What was the solution for the economic problems between states?
A system that seperates the powers od each branch
What is the seperation of powers?
The writers od the Constitution
What is a framer of the Constitution?
March 1st, 1781
When were the Articles ratified?
There was no national court system
Why coukdn't the central government settle disputues among the states?
A national court system was put into place
What was the solution to the absence of a way to settle disputes between states?
Powers not stated in the Constitution that are reserved for the states.
What are reserved powers?
Both houses of Congress must pass the amendment with a 2/3 vote, and 3/4 of the state legislatures must ratify the amendment
What is the amendment process?
9 out of 13 states are neeed
What is the number of states needed to enact laws?
Each state got one vote no matter the size
States were unequally represented
Laws only needed a majority vote to be passed
What fixed the problems of laws not getting enough votes to be passed?