Vocab
Once the constitution was written and signed 9 out of 13 states had to "approve" of it or WHAT VOCAB WORD?
Ratify
The Constitution is divided into 3 what?
Branches of Government
Under the Articles of Confederation I was the only branch that was set up at first.
Legislative Branch
What is it called when a President decides to NOT sign a bill into law?
Veto
The Executive Branch is headed by the _____________.
President
2 VOCAB WORDS HERE...... This is the part of the government headed by the president and he has the power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
Executive Branch and Veto
Anti-federalists were afraid that the constitution did not protect________?
Individual rights
I am the branch of government that makes sure that laws are obeyed and I command the armed forces. BONUS QUESTION: Which group of people wanted a stronger national government?
Executive Branch. BONUS QUESTION: Nationalists or Federalists
What was the outcome of the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation
The constitution replaced the
At the Constitutional Convention James Madison was a delegate from Virginia. After debating the Virginia and New Jersey plans all summer the Convention agreed on a ______________.
Compromise
The Constitution provides a separation of powers for our government. What does that mean?
Each branch has different and separate powers
2 ANSWERS HERE..... The Judicial Branch is headed by the what (1) and the Judicial Branch decides if laws follow the what (2)?
(1) Supreme Court and (2) Constitution
What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
It stated that each state (large or small) would have the same number of representatives in Congress.
The Bill of Rights amendments would guarantee freedoms by placing specific limits on _______________.
The government.
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
Bill of Rights
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution and tell me 1 of the Bill of Rights?
It was added to guarantee freedoms by placing certain limits on government.
Describe what the Virginia plan did
The Legislative Branch is also called ____(1)_____ and it makes the ____(2)_____.
(1) Congress and (2) laws
The Antifederalists were not happy with the Constitution. Describe why.
They believed that the constitution gave the federal government too much power and did not protect individual rights
Explain why the constitution has a system of checks and balances
To guard against any one branch becoming too powerful
Please tell me 2 reasons the Articles of Confederation did not work
(1) Congress only had 1 branch of government, (2) The Articles could not give Congress the power to tax, (3) there was no common currency, (4) the Articles could not pass laws about foreign trade, (5) Shay's rebellion
The writers of the Articles of Confederation purposely created a weak central government because they wanted the power to rest with the ____(1)____, not with the ____(2)____.
(1) states (2) government