A Loose Confederation
The Constitutional Convention
Ideals for the Constitution
Ratifying the Constitution
The Constitution/Three Branches
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What is a document that sets out the laws, principles, and organization of a government?
A constitution
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Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
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What is a republic?
A government where citizens rule themselves through elected representatives
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Supporters of the Constitution were called what?
Federalists
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What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
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What was the first American constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
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Which plan for government called for a one house legislature where each state would have one vote?
The New Jersey Plan
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What was the document signed by King John that limited the power of the monarch or king?
The Magna Carta
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What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
It tried to explain and defend the Constitution
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What are the two bodies that make up the Legislative Branch?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
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What was the event that showed that the Articles of Confederation need to be revised?
Shay's Rebellion
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Which plan called for a two house legislature based on population?
The Virginia Plan
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What was the Roman warning to America?
To avoid a dictatorship, where one person would get too much power. Also, without educated and dedicated citizens, republics can decay too
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What did the Anti-Federalists fear about the Constitution?
It did not have a Bill of Rights and would make the federal government too powerful
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What is the purpose of the preamble?
It is the introduction to the Constitution and sets out its goals
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What was one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that involved taxes?
The national government could not tax or force states to pay money, they could only ask for it
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What was the compromise that involved how to count slaves as population?
The 3/5ths Compromise
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The Founding Fathers used this man's idea of the separation of powers to keep one person or group from too much power
Baron de Montesquieu
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What word means to make changes to the Constitution?
To amend the Constitution?
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How many articles are there in the Constitution?
There are seven articles
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When could a territory ask Congress to become a state under the Northwest Ordinance?
When it reached a population of 60,000 free settlers
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What was decided on the slave trade during the Constitutional Convention?
Congress could not outlaw the slave trade for at least 20 years, no state could stop a fugitive slave from returning to an owner
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This man had the idea that people had natural rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and government was supposed to protect the people
John Locke
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How many states had to ratify the new Constitution for it to take effect?
9 of the 13 states had to approve
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What does popular sovereignty mean?
People can alter or abolish their government and the power of the government comes from the people
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