Articles of Confederation
What system of government was formed under the Articles?
A confederal government
Which Compromise was created to deal with African Americans in the population count?
3/5ths Compromise
Supporters of the Constitution called themselves what?
Federalists
Having two houses, broken into 2 parts.
Bicameral
How many Articles are in the Constitution?
7
The national government did not have the power to ____ meaning they had to ask states for money.
Tax
What document proposed representation be based on population?
Virginia Plan
A series of 85 Essays that defended the Constitution
The Federalist Papers
Having power lie in different places, not letting one branch have all the power.
Separation of Powers
What are the first 3 words of the Preamble?
We The People
The Articles of Confederation completely lacked these two branches of government, leaving no national president or federal court system.
Executive and Judicial Branches
What document proposed representation be equal across all states?
New Jersey Plan
Which group demanded a Bill of Rights be added?
The Anti-Federalists
A document setting up how future settlements would be organized.
Land Ordinance of 1785
How many Amendments are there to the Constitution?
27
Under the articles of confederation _________ _________ could not be regulated by the central government so each state had their own deals.
Interstate commerce
Which document decided each house would have different forms of representation?
The Connecticut Compromise/ The Great Compromise
This was the primary document the Anti-Federalists wanted to keep and strengthen rather than replace with a new Constitution.
The Articles of Confederation
The first Constitution of the United States
Articles of Confederation
What are the first 10 amendments called?
The Bill of Rights
Due inflation, high land tax, worthless money, and high war debt, many veterans were being forced to sell their farms. This led to...
Shay's Rebellion
This system was created to elect the U.S. President, taking the final decision out of a direct popular vote and placing it in the hands of state-chosen electors.
The Electoral College
To break the ratification stalemate, the Federalists agreed to add this specific amendment—the 10th—to guarantee that all powers not delegated to the federal government would go to who?
The states
A detailed written plan for government
Constitution
How many states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect?
9