Vocab
The supreme law and set of rules for the country.
Constitution
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 was the Constitutional Convention?
55 delegates met in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation.
The Executive Branch is headed by the _____________.
President
A system that lets each branch limit the power of the other branches.
Checks and Balances
The Preamble was written for what reason?
To set out the goals of the Constitution (establish justice, ensure peace, to defend the nation, and to protect the people's liberty).
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 was signed in ____________. 1747, 1787, 1827
1787
The national lawmaking group, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Congress
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 _______________. BONUS QUESTION: Which amendment states that the government cannot force people to house soldiers during peacetime?
The government. BONUS QUESTION: The third amendment
The idea that government power comes from the people.
Popular Sovereignty
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.
List 2 different things that the Virginia Plan proposed to the Constitutional Convention?
(1) Congress should have more power over the states, (2) the national government should have a judicial branch and an executive branch, and (3) larger states should have more representatives in Congress than smaller states.
The Legislative Branch is also called ____(1)_____ and it makes the ____(2)_____.
(1) Congress and (2) laws
A system where power is shared between the national and state governments.
Federalism
The Antifederalists were not happy with the Constitution. Give 2 reasons why they did not want the Constitution to be ratified.
THEY ARGUED THAT..... (1) the Constitution would reduce the powers of the state, (2) the central government may pass laws that may not be good for all states, and (3) the Constitution did not protect American rights.
THERE ARE 2 QUESTIONS HERE ..... (1) Explain why the constitution has a system of checks and balances and (2) give a way the Executive Branch can limit the power of the Legislative Branch or Judicial Branch?
(1) To guard against any one branch becoming too powerful and (2) the Executive can veto laws made by the Legislative Branch and appoint the judges of the Supreme Court (Judicial Branch)
Please tell me 3 of the reasons that the Articles of Confederation caused problems for the 13 colonies.
(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