States
How many states were their originally
13
What is a democracy
a system were people are in charge of a government
what did the Articles of Confederation lack in terms of positions
a president
how many delegates were their at the Constitutional Convention
55
how many branches of government are their
3
Who could vote in the States
what is a republic
a system were people elect representatives to run the government
These articles stated that Congress could only do four things
conduct foreign affairs, maintain armed forces, borrow money, and issue currency
how many States needed to approve the Constitution
9
the president
What did States do to outline their government
make a constitution
What did the States originally want the government to do
wage war and deal with foreign powers
The articles forbade Congress to do three things
impose taxes, force people in the army, and regulate trade
Who was in charge of leading the Convention
George Washington
The representatives for the House of Representatives is determine by what
population size
What did states want to do their local government offices
limit the power a single office held
Why did states not want a strong central government
they just wanted their freedom
Articles of Confederation gave this to every state when deciding things
one vote
what were the two plans in the Constitutional Convention
New Jersey plan and Virginia plan
what is in place to make sure that one branch of government becomes too powerful
check and balances
States used this to outline the rights in a State
a bill of rights
were was the power in the original government
in the States
the Article of Confirmation were adopted when
1777
who is know as the farther of the Constitution
James Madison
Judges of the Supreme Court are given the job by what
Being appointed by the president and approved by Congress