Two houses and population decided how any representatives you had.
What is The Virginia Plan?
100
Legislative, executive, and judicial
What are the 3 branches of government?
100
A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses.
What is Bicameral?
200
The first Constitution of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
What is the Great Compromise?
200
The first method—is by an act of Congress. A vote of two-thirds of the members of both houses of Congress is required. The second method is by two-thirds of the state legislatures.
What are the steps to make an amendment?
200
Powers gave directly to the national and state government.
What is enumerated powers?
200
A law, usually of a city or count
What is Ordinances?
300
1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory and served as a model for other new territories.
What is The Northwest Ordinance?
300
Meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of a new Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention
300
The introduction the the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
300
A system where each branch is able to check the other so no branch can get to powerful.
What are checks and balances?
300
A form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states.
What is Federalism?
400
An uprising of Massachusetts farmers who didn't want to loose their farm because of the debt caused by the American Revolution.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
400
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
What is the Electoral College?
400
There has been 27 amendments.
How many Amendments have there been?
400
popular sovereignty,limited government and the rule of law, separation of powers,checks and balances,federalism
What are the 5 principles of government?
400
Any change to the Constitution.
What are Amendments?
500
A law that set up a plan for surveying western lands.
What is the Ordinance of 1785?
500
One house and there was equal representation.
What is The New Jersey Plan?
500
They are called The Bill of Rights.
What are the first 10 amendments called?
500
The clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict.