Articles of confeconfederation
This was the first government of the United States
What was the articles of confederation?
What city hosted the constitutional convention?
What is Philadelphia?
This enlightenment thinker believed in natural rights
Who is John Locke?
This group supported the constitution
Who are the federalist?
This document became the supreme law of the land
What is the constitution
Under the article articles, most power was held by this group
What were the states?
This leader was chosen to preside over the convention
Who is George Washington?
Life liberty and property are examples of
What are natural rights?
This group wanted a bill of rights added
Who are the anti-federalist
The constitution created this number of branches
What is three
This event showed the weakness of the article articles
What was Shay's rebellion?
This plan wanted representation because of population
What was the Virginia plan?
The principal power comes from the people
What is popular sovereignty?
The collection of essays supported ratification
What are the federalist papers?
This principle allows each branch to limit the others
What are checks and balances?
Congress could not do this important job
What is collect taxes?
This compromise created two houses of Congress
What was the great compromise
This idea divide power between state and national government
What is federalism?
This national leader help write many essays
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This process means to approve the constitution
What is ratified?
The law was a success because it created a fair process to add new states
What is the northwest ordinance
This compromise counted enslaved people as 3/5 for representation
What was the 3/5 compromise?
This document limited the power of the English king
What is the Magna Carta?
This was added to protect individual freedoms
What is the bill of rights?
This system device government power
What is separation of powers?