Vocabulary
Define a Federalist
Who are delegates and citizens who supported the New U.S. Constitution.
My branch makes the laws
Who is the legislative branch
Congress sent the plan to individual states to be ?
What is ratified
An Anti-Federalist who was against a strong federal government
This Article states that artists' and scientists' writings and discoveries are protected for a specific time.
What is Article 1 Section 8, The Patent and Copyright Clause.
Define Bill of Rights
What are the first Ten Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees basic rights of all citizens.
My branch carries out the laws passed
Who is the executive branch
? meant that the price of goods increased, while the value of money decreased.
He proposed the Great Compromise
Who is Roger Sherman
This article states that Congress can levy taxes to pay the country's debts and to provide for the common defense.
What is Article 1 Section 8, the spending clause
Define Veto
What is a refusal to sign a bill into law.
My branch is made up of courts and judges, and decides what laws mean
Who is the judicial branch
? is a written plan for government
What is the constitution
A federalist who supported a strong federal government
Who is Alexander Hamilton
This Article allows Congress to decide how to use public funds, to limit money spent, and to keep a record of its spending.
What is Article 1 Section 9, The Appropriations
Define Articles of Confederation
What is an agreement among the 13 original states that served as the first U.S. Constitution.
I am an army captain during the American Revolution who could not pay my taxes and believed the new taxes were unjust to farmers.
Who is Daniel Shay (Shays' rebellion)
James Madison worried that if the Constitution could not be ratified, there would be ?
What is anarchy
He presented the Virginia Plan
Who is Edmund Randolph
This ended slavery
Define Suffrage
What is the right to vote
At 81 years old, I was the oldest person to take part in the Constitutional Convention
Who is Benjamin Franklin
The phrases "?", "provide for the common defense," and "promote the general welfare," reflected the farmers desire to ensure safety, protection, and well-being
What is "domestic tranquility"
This woman said, "in the new Code of Laws... I desire you would remember the ladies," to her husband.
Who is Abigail Adams
This gave women the right to vote
What is the Nineteenth Amendment