Amendments
The number of amendments in the Constitution.
What is 27?
The founding fathers are:
What is a group of American leaders who united the thirteen colonies, built a frame of government, and created the Declaration of Independence.
Date the Articles of Confederation was created.
What is November 15, 1777
Supporters of the Constitution who believed in a strong central government.
What is Federalists?
Date the Declaration of Independence was adopted
What is July 4, 1776?
The first ten amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The main founding fathers consist of:
What is George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, and Benjamin Franklin.
Reason it was created.
What is to establish a central government we cold run on our own.
Essays total
What is 85?
Unalienable rights
Enumerated rights and reserved powers.
What are rights not listed in the Constitution that can still be applied to citizens?
What are all powers not specifically given to the federal gov. can be reserved to the states?
Issues the founding fathers had.
3 strengths of the Articles of Confederation.
What is 1st central gov. of the U.S., power divided between national and state governments, listed protections of individual rights, functioned through end of revolutionary war, and gave congress benefits?
The Federalist papers were
What is a collection of essays and articles written to promote the ratification of the Constitution?
Declaration of Independence is
What is the first formal statement that the nation had to declare their independence and creating their own government?
Definition of selective incorportation.
What is the idea that they will handle every freedom 1 at a time on a case by case basis?
5 basic foundations created by the founding fathers.
What is limited government, natural rights, popular sovereignty, republicanism, and social contract?
3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is weak central gov., each state printed own currency, required more than majority for new laws to pass, unanimous agreement of states to amend, each state printed own currency, and congress drawbacks?
Three main men credited for writing the federalist papers
What is John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison?
What is an uprising in response to a tax and debt crisis?
Designated survivor pass off.
what is the president- speaker of the house- Pro Tempore of Senate- secretary of state and sec. of Treasury?
Equality issues represented at the Constitutional Convention.
What is whether states should be equally represented, what to do about slavery, and whether to ensure equality in voting.
Significance of the document.
What is it restricted powers of the national government and gave "each state final authority over its own area", and provided foundation we use in our government today?
Paper number 51 advocated for
What is the separation of powers within the government and checks and balances established?
Popular soverignty