Vocab
Person who opposed ratification of the Constitution
What is Anti-Federalist
This man proposed the Virginia Plan
What is George Mason?
This man proposed the New Jersey Plan
What is William Patterson?
three branches of government?
What is legislative, executive, and judicial?
correct order of the parts of the Constitution
What is 1. Preamble 2. Articles 3. Amendments
A group of individuals or state governments.
What is Confederation?
This town is where Independence Hall is located (where the Constitutional Convention was held)
What is Philadelphia?
Number of amendments that have been made to the Constitution
What is 27?
concept states that “government can only do what the people allow”
What is limited government
concept was created in fear of one branch of government attempting to gain control of the other two
What is Checks and balances?
More sophisticated word for law.
What is ordinance?
This document was America’s first instance of a national constitution
What is Articles of Confederation?
government the New Jersey Plan supported (3 qualities)
What is: 1. unicameral legislature, 2. congress appointed committee 3. equal representation
system/concept does Article IV of the Constitution’s Seven Articles support
What is Federalism?
concept describes the relationship between the federal government and state governments
What is Federalism?
The principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.
What is Rule of Law?
type of government the Virginia Plan supported (3 qualities
What is 1. bicameral legislature 2.create presidency, 3. representation based on population
weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
What is lack of money/power to tax, no power of coercion, rules very rigid
most important contribution of the Great Compromise
What is Bicameral Congress – Senate and House of Representatives; Compromise of equal representation and population determining representation.
two documents provided inspiration for the early American states in drafting a constitution
What is Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights
Agreement providing a bicameral system of congressional representation
What is Great Compromise?
Three men known for being a notable FEDERALIST leader
What is John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison?
considered the most important act of the Confederation Congress? Why?
What is Northwest Ordinance and Ordinance of 1785.
Land measurement, process for northwest territory to become a state
ideals/principles for government did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists support?
What is Federalist support strong central government and Anti-Federalist support strong state rights/weaker central government
single biggest outcome of the Three-Fifths Compromise
What is 3/5 of every southern state’s slave population counted toward representation