The Constitutional Convention
This is why the Constitution Convention met?
What is to revise the Articles of Confederation?
The second Amendment states that citizens have the right to do this?
What is bear arms or own weapons?
This compromise said how a slave would be counted for representation
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
He is considered the Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
This word means to approve
What is ratify?
This plan suggested that representation in Congress be based on state populations.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This branch of government is responsible for making laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This was a combination of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans and how much representation each state would have in Congress
What is the Great Compromise?
He was a farmer who started a rebellion that eventually showed how weak the Articles of Confederation were
Who is Daniel Shays?
This word means change
What is amend?
This plan says that each state will have equal representation in Congress. The small states favored this.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Freedom of speech, religion, health care, petition, the press and assembly. One of these is not in the first amendment
What is healthcare?
There is the part of the Constitution that says how our government will work. There are 7 of these. The first 2 are the 3 branches of government.
What are the Articles?
This person is the leader of the Executive Branch
Who is the President?
This means to gather together
What is assembly?
This system is in place to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful
What is checks and balances?
This branch of government is responsible for interpreting a law to make sure it is Constitutional
What is the Judicial Branch?
The first 10 Amendment are called this name and they outline the freedoms of the people.
What are the Bill of Rights?
This group thought a strong federal government would be the best thing for our country.
Who are the Federalists?
This is another way of saying owning a weapon
What is bear arms?
The delegates of the Constitutional Convention were afraid that the Constitution would give one person too much of this.
What is power?
This part of the Constitution outlines the goals of the country such as promoting the general welfare and insuring domestic tranquility.
What is the preamble?
This is not an actual college, rather it is who actually elects the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
They demanded a Bill of Rights before approving the Constitution
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This is another word for money.
What is currency?