Articles of Confederation
This is the vocabulary term used for when something becomes official. It could be a law or a state.
What is to ratify or become ratified?
This is the vocabulary term used for a written plan of government.
What is a constitution?
This is the name of the group who wanted a unified country and stronger federal government.
Who are the Federalists?
Remember!
They were often wealthy merchants and plantation owners who wanted a strong central government.
This is what it is called when something is changed to added to the Constitution.
Hello! I lived through the American Revolution and Constitutional Era. I did not receive a formal education, which was common for women during this time. My husband served as a delegate to the Constitutional Congress in Philadelphia. I famously wrote, "in the new Code of Laws...I desire you would remember the ladies."
Who is Abigail Adams?
This is the branch of government which makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This is the plan which called for large states to have more representatives and power.
What is the Virginia Plan?
Remember: Virginia had a bigger population, so they wanted that to benefit them in government. Meanwhile, the New Jersey plan wanted each estate to have the same number of representatives and equal power!
These are the people who wanted the power of the president and Congress to be limited and the states to make their own laws. They were often farmers and tradesman.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This is the academic vocabulary word which means business or trade between countries and states.
What is commerce?
Good day! I was a famous Federalist who thought it was worthwhile to give up some natural rights in order to have a successful, strong government. I famously said, "Nothing is more certain than the indispensable necessity of government."
Who is John Jay?
This is when the price of goods increase while the value of money has decreased.
What is inflation?
This is the idea that the powers and duties of government are divided among separate branches.
What is "separation of powers"?
This is the name of the section added to the Constitution which guarantees basic rights for all citizens.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the phrase used in the Preamble to our Constitution which means bringing the country together.
What is "a more perfect union".
Hello. I was a Federalist who believed the the Constitution did a sufficient job of protecting liberty through the system of separation of powers. I worried that if the Constitution was not ratified, there would be anarchy!
Who is James Madison?
This is a fancy word for a law. The term is usually used as part of a title of a law which organizes a territory.
What is an ordinance?
This is the name of the introduction to our constitution.
What is the preamble?
This is the form of government which has a constitution and citizens elect representatives to Congress.
What is a constitutional republic.
The Preamble to the United States Constitution is an agreement between what two groups?
What are the people and the federal government.
"I want the power of the president and Congress to be limited and the states to make their own laws." I am a firm Anti-Federalist and VERY outspoken about my opposition the Constitution. I delivered many speeches to Virginia delegates and the convention. I did NOT want the Constitution to be ratified.
Who was Patrick Henry?
This was the new currency for the United States of America.
What are "continentals".
This is the name of the system in which each branch of our government has ways of limiting the powers of the other branches.
What is the system of checks and balances?
This is the idea that the government receives its authority from the citizens and cannot do anything without the people's consent.
What is popular sovereignty?
These are 3 the founding principles that were addressed in the Preamble to the Constitution.
What are...
- unity
- fairness
- equality
- security
- general well-being
All of these things are meant to be protected through the Constitution.
In my final speech, I admitted that the Constitution was not perfect. I felt that is was as close to perfect as any group of men could ever achieve while having differing opinions. I also invented a glass musical instrument called an harmonica that was used by Beethoven and Mozart!
Who was Benjamin Franklin?