What is a plan for admitting new states into the union, also ending slavery in the new territories?
100
People who supported the new constitution.
What is a federalist?
100
The Preamble.
What is the introduction to our constitution?
100
The power that is shared between the federal and state government.
What is federalism?
100
A detailed, written plan for government.
What is a constitution?
200
The Ordinance of 1785.
What is surveying land and dividing it into townships?
200
People who feared the government would ignore the rights of people and of state.
What is an anti-federalist?
200
To describe the powers of each government branch.
What is the purpose of Articles 1-3 in the Articles of Confederation?
200
Each branch is given a power to check or limit the other two branches.
What is checks and balances?
200
A meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of a new Constitution.
What is a constitutional convention?
300
Shay's Rebellion.
What is a rebel ending the Articles of Confederation?
300
Every 5 slaves were counted as 3 people.
What is the 3/5 compromise?
300
The Bill of Rights.
What is 10 out of 27 of the amendments?
300
Laws apply to everyone, even those who govern.
What is rule of law?
300
The branch of government that carries out laws.
What is the executive branch?
400
They needed 9 of 13 states to pass a law, all 13 states to agree to change the article, congress could pass a law but had nobody to enforce it, and congress did not have the power to tax.
What is the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
400
A two house legislative branch, each state gets two senates, and a house of representatives.
What is the Great Compromise?
400
Power given to congress to do its job.
What is necessary and proper clause?
400
The government can do only what the people allow it to do.
What is limited government?
400
The branch of government that interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch?
500
A legislative branch made of 2 houses, a governor to enforce the laws, a court System to apply the law, and a Bill of Rights to protect people's freedoms from the government.
What is common things found in all state governments?
500
A one house congress, each state gets one vote, congress can tax and regulate trade, small committee to carry out laws, and the bigger states don't like this plan.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
500
An amendment must be proposed by ⅔ of congress or ⅔ of the states.
What is the first step to amend the constitution?
500
States that the power of the government lies within the people.