This idea splits the power of the government into 3 branches.
What is separation of powers?
100
This person is known as the Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
100
1808
What is the year that the importation of slaves will be banned?
100
Government and govt. officials need to be controlled by voters and the laws.
Who are both Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
100
Can sign a bill into law, or can veto it.
Who is the Executive (the President)?
200
This is the division of power between the federal government and the state governments.
What is federalism?
200
The city where the Constitutional Convention was held.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
200
3/5s
What is the value of a slave as they are counted in the population?
200
There is no Bill of Rights? What?!
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
200
Has the power to decide if a law is constitutional or unconstitutional?
Who is the Judicial Branch?
300
This is the idea in govt. that allows for the people to elect their representatives.
What is republicanism?
300
He was the President of the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
300
Both houses in the Legislative Branch will have proportional representation.
What is the Virginia Plan?
300
Proportional Representation will allow individual Americans to have control and influence in their government.
Who are the Federalists?
300
He signed the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution, was a Postmaster General, is on US currency, but was never a President.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
This is the idea in govt. that allows for decisions to be made by the votes of the majority.
What is popular sovereignty?
400
Secrecy
What is the most important rule in the Constitutional Convention?
400
The upper house has equal rep. and the lower house has proportional rep.
What is the Great Compromise?
400
Clergymen
Who are the Federalists?
400
This branch has the power to declare war for the United States.
What is the Legislative Branch?
500
This is the idea in govt. that prevents an abuse of power by having 2 branches always keeping an "eye" on the other branch, that way no one branch becomes too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
500
55
What is the # of delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
500
Roger Sherman
Who is the CT delegate who came up with the Great Compromise?
500
Senators will be chosen by the state legislatures.