Ch 3-1
first colony as a state
What is New Hampshire
The plan for slaves
What is the 3/5 Compromise
Provides government
Highest authority in the nation
What is the Constitution
A principles of government
What is the Popular sovereignty
a detailed, written plan for government
What is the Constitution
First name of the Constitution
What is Articles of Confederation
Smaller states like this plan but the larger states did not
What is the New Jersey plan
Begins with ‘’ We the People of the United States
What is the Preamble
Power belongs to the people
What is Popular Sovereignty
agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
What was the Great Compromise
Ordinance of 1785
What is they Surveyed lands
Large states loved this idea - the smaller states felt they would be ignored
What is the Virginia plan
Executive Branch
President and Vice President
Explains how elected and how they can be removed from office
What is Article II
listed on spelled out national government
What is Enumerated Powers
the branch of government that interprets laws
What is the Judicial Branch
The fight in 1786
What is Shay's Rebellion
Supported the constitution
What the Federalists
From the last part of the constitution
27 of them
What is the Amendments
Took steps to protect one person or group from having too much power
What is Separation of powers
powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
What is Reserved Powers
Three weaknesses of the Articles
What is
Could not collect taxes
Could not regulate trade
No power to enforce laws
Argued that the new constitution would destroy the liberties won in the American Revolution
What is the Anti - Federalists
Final authority on constitution
What is the Supreme Court
Checks and balances
What is a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
What is the clause in Article VI of the Constitution
What is the Supremacy Clause