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A plan to admitting new states into the Union
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
100
Lawyers, merchants, college presidents, physicians, generals, governors, and planters.
What kind of delegates were at convention?
100
Preamble, Articles, and Amendments
What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?
100
Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government and the Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, and Federalism.
What are the 5 beliefs of the government?
200
Nobody to enforce laws to passed by congress
What is one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
200
George Washington
Who was chosen to lead the convention?
200
The introduction to the Constitution
What is the Preamble?
200
The people rule
Define Popular Sovereignty.
200
A two house legislative branch based off of population
What is the Virginia Plan?
300
Articles of Confederation
What was the first government built?
300
2 house legislative branch called the house of representative and the senate
What is the Great Compromise?
300
Bill of rights
What are the first 10 Amendments called?
300
Power given only to the federal government
What is Enumerated Power?
300
⅔ vote by both houses of Congress, or ¾ states must ratify the amendments
What is a formal amendment?
400
Farms in Massachusetts were protesting over the high taxes they had to pay
What is Shay's Rebellion?
400
Supporters of the Constitution
Who were the Federalist?
400
The Judicial branch and its powers
What does Article three explain?
400
Power only given to the state
What is Reserved Powers?
400
Each branch is given a specific power to check or limit the other 2 branches
What is Checks and Balances?
500
The states
The power of the government was in the hands of what?
500
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
What is the Electoral College
500
True
True or False? Supreme court has final interpretation on the Constitution.
500
Power separated by 3 branches
What is Separation of Power?
500
Power shared between state and federal government.
What is Federalism?
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