The gathering where the confederation first attempted to revise the Articles of Confederation, but later decided to write a new constitution entirely.
What is the constitutional convention?
100
Law enforcing part of the government.
What is the executive branch?
100
In theory this means that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.
What is the rule of law.
100
The introduction to the constitution.
What is the preamble?
200
A group of individual state governments that unite for a common purpose.
What is a confederation?
200
The group of people that we elect to represent us in our presidential elections.
What is the electoral college?
200
Additions or changes to the Constitution.
What are the amendments?
200
Under this system, each branch of the government is able to check, or limit, the power of the other two branches of government in a number of different ways.
What is the system of check and balances?
200
Essays that were written to defend the constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
300
The Articles of Confederation.
What is our first United States constitution?
300
In order to increase representation in the House of Representatives, this plan was introduced. It stated for every 5 slaves, they would then count for 3 free men.
What is the three-fifths compromise?
300
The lawmaking branch of the government.
What is the legislative branch?
300
This means the government can only do what the people allow it to do.
What is limited government?
300
Certain powers that the constitution does not give to the national government, instead they are reserved only for the state government.
What are reserved powers?
400
Set up a plan for surveying western lands. It was our first plan to start settling the west.
What is the Ordinance of 1785?
400
A combination of the Virginia and New Jersey plans. It involved a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate had two representatives per state and the House of Representatives was based on population.
What is the Great Compromise?
400
Interprets the laws and sees that they are fairly applied.
What is the judicial branch?
400
The idea that the power of government lies with the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
400
Powers that are held by both the national and state government.
What are concurrent powers?
500
Set up government for area west of the 13 original colonies.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
500
The group of people that were against the constitution. They believe that the constitution would put too much power in the hands of the wealthy.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
500
The seven main parts to the constitution.
What are the articles?
500
The powers that are directly granted to the national government.
What are enumerated powers?
500
The plan set up to cater or work batter for smaller states when it comes to representation. This plan wanted each state to have only 1 representative, no matter how large or how populated the state was.