Documents
Outlined the first form of government for the United States
Articles of Confederation
War veteran who led a rebellion in Massachusetts
Who is Daniel Shays
The traditional function of the _____ branch is to interpret the law
What is Judicial
the president’s opposition to a bill passed by the legislature and its return to the body where it started.
What is Veto
Identify one check the legislative branch has over the executive branch
what is impeach and remove officials from office
Replaced the Articles of Confederation as the new form of government for the United States
What is the Constitution
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention at age 82
Who is Benjamin Franklin
The primary function of the _____ branch is to enforce the nation’s laws
What is Executive
The right to vote is also called
What is Suffrage
Identify one reason Anti-Federalists were opposed to the Constitution
What is they believed it gave the national government too much power
Outlined the steps for a territory to become a state
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Delegate from Virginia who kept a detailed journal of the Constitutional Convention
Who is James Madison
The primary function of the _____ branch is to make laws.
Those who fought the ratification of the Constitution were called
What was the cause of Shays’s Rebellion
What is Massachusetts courts began confiscating the property of those who could not pay their taxes and other debts.
Attempted to persuade people to support the ratification of the Constitution
What is the Federalist Papers
Delegate from New York who favored a strong central government
Who is Alexander Hamilton
The _____ Plan proposed a unicameral legislature with each state having one vote.
What is New Jersey
A government in which elected representatives govern the people is called a
What is a Republic
What was one way Spain caused trouble for America?
What is (1) Spain encouraged Indians in the Southeast to raid American settlements; (2) they denied Americans the right of deposit in New Orleans; (3) they disputed the boundary of Florida.
Provided for the division and sale of the Northwest Territory
Delegate from Connecticut who proposed the Great Compromise
Who is Rodger Sherman
The _____ Plan proposed a bicameral legislature with membership in both houses based on each state’s population.
What is Virginia
The freedom to stockpile goods until ships came to transport them overseas.
Identify three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
(1) Congress could not enforce the laws it made because there were no executive or judicial branches; (2) Congress could not levy taxes, so it did not have the funds to operate the government and pay war debts; (3) Congress could not regulate trade; (4) Congress did not have the sole authority to coin money or set its value.