The Constitution
July 4, 1776
opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
What is Anti-Federalists
Supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Federalists
What is the 3/5 Compromise
Agreement between slave state
and free states that a state’s slave
population would be counted at 60
percent for purposes of determining a
state’s representation in the House of
Representatives
What is the Stamp act
A tax imposed on various forms of papers and documents by the British Government.
There are currently _________ voting members of the House of Representatives.
What is 435
What did the Declaration of Independence attempt to do
find common ground to unite colonists as Americans in an American “nation".
What is the Great Compromise
The agreement between small states on equal representation in the Senate, and representation in House based on size.
What type of Government does the US have?
Representative Democracy
Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison.
No one branch of government will gain too much power because of this concept
What is checks and balances?
How many amendments are there to the Constitution
27
The first ten Amendments of the U.S. Constitution ( added to gain support from Anti-Federalist in order to ratify the Constitution)
What is the Bill of Rights?
Powers of the government are separated between that of the National and State governments
What is Federalism
What are word that never appears in the Constitution
Slavery
What were the delegates made up of? (Political Parties in the Constitutional Convention)
Federalists and Anti-federalists.
What does "Preamble" mean?
Introduction
Idea that powers of the government should be equally distributed between the 3 branches of the government (Montesquieu)
What is Separation of Powers