Articles of Confederation
What did the states hope to gain under the Articles of Confederation?
Freedom and Independence
What was ordered by the Northwest Ordinance if 1787?
Divide the territory into smaller territories
What branch of government passes laws?
Legislative
What branch of government is headed by the president and carries out laws/enforces them?
Executive
Which branch of government describes the meaning of laws?
Judicial
What best describes the government under the articles of Confederation?
Congress could not pass laws to collect taxes.
What point in the Virginia Plan was objected to by supporters of the New Jersey Plan?
Larger states should have more representatives in Congress.
Division of power among the 3 branches of federal government under the Constitution was known as...
Separation of Powers
What was another name for The Articles of Confederation
rulebook
What amendment gives Citizens the right to bare arms?
2nd
What was a weakness under the Articles of Confederation?
The government only had one branch.
What was the outcome of the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What amendment gives Citizens freedom of speech?
The 1st amendment
What amendment says that soldiers cannot live in your home without permission?
The 3rd Amendment.
Put the documents in the correct chronological order.
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Washington becomes president
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Washington becomes president
Massachusetts property taxes were hard on farmers.
What goal is stated in the Preamble to the Constitution?
To protect people's liberty
Which group wanted a strong national government, like that set forth in the Constitution?
Federalists
Describe the antifederalist
People who were unhappy with the Constitution
What are the 3 branches of government?
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To Revise the Articles of Confederation
What 3 things applied to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
The Northwest Territory had to be divided in to smaller territories
A governor and judges were named to govern the territory
Slavery was prohibited in the Northwest Territory
Describe The Great Compromise with three facts.
A Congress made up of two houses
Representation based on population in the House of Representatives
equal representation of the state
What were 3 major goals of the Constitution?
1. to defend the nation
2. to ensure peace
3. to establish justice
Describe the Bill of Rights
10 Constitutional amendments specifying freedoms