Constitution
This branch of government interprets laws to ensure that they are constitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This agreement led to how slaves would count towards the population of a state.
What was the 3/5ths Compromise?
The Constitution provided for 3 of these to ensure there were checks and balances in government.
What are branches?
The Constitution gives this branch of government the power to declare war.
What is Congress?
This “plan” of government favored small states by giving them 2 electors per state.
What was the New Jersey Plan?
Each state is allowed 2 of these to represent them in Congress.
What are Senators?
The Constitution allows for ________ to decide issues not in the Constitution.
What are the states?
This document was added to the Constitution to protect the freedoms of people. It became the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
What was the Bill of Rights?
The number each state is allowed in this part of Congress is determined by the population of that state.
What is the House of Representatives?
This allows Congress to pass laws they deem necessary and proper for them to carry out their duties.
What is the Elastic Clause?
To have the chance to become a law you must first be this.
What is a bill?
This document didn't allow Congress to collect taxes, enforce laws, or regulate trade.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
This established that the Constitution, not the States were the supreme law of the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
To make decisions, all states had to reach a consensus (which was very difficult).
Why did America’s first government, the Articles of Confederation, fail?
The Constitution is considered this because it is allowed to be amended (changes made).
Why is the Constitution considered a living document?