Lesson 1
Northwest Ordinance area
What were Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and some of Minnesota part of?
George Washington
Who led the Convention?
''We The People of the United States...''
What does the Preamble begin with?
Powers shared by the state and federal governments.
Powers that are listed or spelled out.
What is the definition of Enumerated powers?
Power and money, central power, and too rigid rules.
What did the Articles Lack?
Roger Sherman of Connecticut.
Who wrote the Great Compromise?
The Amendments form...
'Necessary and Proper'.
What are Implied Powers?
Picks the President and Vice President
What does the Electoral College do?
What did most states have?
Included President, courts, a two house Congress, and state population would determine delegates.
What did the Virginia Plan include?
President and Vice President
Who are part of the Executive Branch?
_____ __ __________ influenced Separation of Powers.
What did Baron de Montesquieu, a French philosopher, influence?
To make sure or certain of.
What does ensure mean?
Shay's Rebellion
What angered Farmers?
What did the New Jersey Plan include?
Article VI
What Article declared the constitution the 'Supreme Law of the Land'?
Enumerated, Reserved, and Concurrent are __________ powers.
What are the three types of Federalism powers?
The Constitution
What is the basic law of the U.S.?
Treaty of Paris
What treaty ended the war with Great Britain?
Rhode Island
Who was the final state to ratify the Constitution?
To be ready, military to protect the country and its citizens from attack.
What does ''Provide for the common defense'' mean?
The supreme law of the land
What did the Framers make the federal law?
Changes by the President or a non clarified part of the Constitution.
Ex: William Henry Harrison's death.
What is an informal or an unofficial change to the Constitution?