Articles of Confederation
What is one vote?
This individual is commonly known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
Who is James Madison?
This principle divides government authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
What is separation of powers?
This branch writes the nation's laws
What is the legislative branch?
This group supported ratification of the Constitution and favored a stronger national government.
Who are the Federalists?
The national legislature under the Articles had only one chamber, making it this type of legislature.
What is unicameral?
This plan favored large states because representation in Congress would be based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This principle allows each branch to limit the power of the other branches.
What are checks and balances?
This branch is responsible for carrying out laws passed by Congress.
What is the executive branch?
This group feared that the proposed Constitution gave too much power to the national government.
Who are the Antifederalists?
Name one major financial power Congress lacked under the Articles of Confederation.
What is the power to tax?
This plan favored smaller states by giving every state equal representation in a unicameral legislature.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Congress passes a bill, but the president rejects it. This presidential power is an example of checks and balances.
What is the veto?
This branch interprets contested laws.
What is the judicial branch?
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote essays supporting ratification under this shared pen name.
What is Publius?
This 1786–1787 uprising demonstrated the inability of the national government to respond effectively to domestic unrest.
What is Shays's Rebellion?
This compromise created a House based on population and a Senate with equal representation for each state.
What is the Great Compromise / Connecticut Compromise?
The Senate approving a president's nominee to the federal courts is an example of this constitutional principle.
What are checks and balances?
The power to tax, borrow money, and regulate interstate commerce are examples of this type of congressional power specifically listed in the Constitution.
What are enumerated/expressed powers?
One major Antifederalist criticism of the original Constitution was the absence of this protection for individual liberties.
What is a Bill of Rights?
Explain why the national government had difficulty dealing with economic problems between the states under the Articles.
What is because Congress could not regulate interstate commerce or levy taxes?
This controversial compromise increased southern representation by counting enslaved people as a fraction of a person when determining representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Separation of powers spreads government power horizontally. This constitutional principle spreads power vertically between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
Article I, Section 8 contains this clause, which allows Congress to make laws needed to carry out its enumerated powers.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
A student argues, “The national government will eventually become so powerful that state governments will become almost meaningless.” Which side of the ratification debate would most likely agree?
Who are the Antifederalists?