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It provided for no executive or judicial branch of government
Articles of Confederation
A system that divides powers between the national and state governments
Federal System
How many senators does each state have?
TWO
Who represents the Judicial Branch of the United States (highest-level)
Supreme Court
Where is the national government located TODAY?
Washington DC
The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
The Government was too weak
The Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Interprets laws and determines if they are Constitutional
Supreme Court
What makes up the Legislative Branch of the United States?
Congress
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Philadelphia, PA
Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?
The States
How many states were represented at the Constitutional Convention
12
What did Shays's Rebellion reveal about the federal government?
Its inability to put down an insurgency
Who carries out the laws
Executive Branch (President)
Who was the first President?
George Washington
What was the main task of the Constitutional Convention?
To replace the Articles of Confederation
This compromise included the agreement that slaves would be counted as 3/5 for population and taxes
Three Fifths Compromise
True or False: The Constitution establishes the principle of federalism, which divides power between national, state, and local governments.
True
This branch makes new laws
Legislative
Believed in strong state governments
Anti-Federalists
John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison
The authors of the Federalist Papers?
The Supreme Court is to make decisions based on what?
The Constitution
The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States
The Bill of Rights
The President represents the _______________________ branch of government.
Executive
they provide a written guarantee of individual rights like freedom of speech in the Constitution
First 10 amendments / Bill of Rights