lesson 1
whats the governors job
carry out laws
55 men elected into something
How many people were in the continental congress?
There are 27 of these
How many amendments are in the Constitution?
What are five basic principles of government?
a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
whats bicameral?
American ideals of individual rights
“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
James Madison wrote this.
Who wrote the Virginia plan?
7 main parts
How many articles are in the Constitution?
Powers granted directly to the national government by the Constitution; another name for expressed powers
What are Enumerated Powers?
a law that set up a plan for surveying western lands; this method is still used today.
Whats the Ordinance of 1785?
A group of individuals or state governments
Whats a confederation?
The New Jersey Plan
William Patterson wrote what?
Describes when and how the Constitution can be changed
Whats article VI?
Powers shared by the state and federal governments
What are concurrent powers?
1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory and served as a model for other new territories and as a plan for admitting new states to the Union
Whats the northwest ordinance?
Series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt.
Shays Rebellion
The Great Compromise
What combined the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?
Whats the Legislative Branch?
the lawmaking branch of government
Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states.
What are reserved powers?
the branch of government that interprets laws
Whats the Judicial Branch?
Elected either by the legislature or by the citizens
How are governors elected?
An agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress
Whats the 3/5 Compromise?
The branch of government that carries out laws
Whats the Executive Branch ?
The clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict
Whats a Supremacy Clause?
Supporters of the Constitution
Who are Federalists?