Revolutionary Events
A British Policy of allowing the Parliamentary laws meant to keep American Colonies subservient to England
What is Salutary Neglect?
The year of the Constitutional Convention.
When was 1787?
This article of the Constitution outlines the powers and procedures of the Legislative Branch of Government, including a bicameral Congress
What is Article 1?
The Bill of Rights were demanded by this group before they would agree to ratify the document.
The Antifederalists
People who wanted the federal government to have the MOST power were called this.
What are federalists?
When a president rejects a bill
What is veto?
A printer who was indicted, tried and acquitted on slander and libel charges
Who is Peter Zenger?
The Convention to draft a new Constitution met in this city in 1787.
What is Philadelphia?
This article of the Constitution outlines the procedures for electing the President, head of the executive branch, including the offices designated powers such as being the Commander-in-Chief and enforcing laws
What is Article 2?
This amendment requires officials have a search warrant.
What is the 4th Amendment?
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison were well known as?
Who is Federalist
A system of divided powers between the federal government and the states, protected by the 10th amendment.
What is federalism
What is the first event of the American Revolution
What was the French and Indian War, or Seven Years War?
The issue of representation was settled by this compromise. New Jersey suggested equal representation in Congress while Virginia suggested proportional representation based on population.
What is the Great Compromise?
This article of the Constitution outlines the presence of a Supreme Court, or judicial branch
What is Article 3?
The Bill of Rights protects citizens' right to this principle of government. An idea pioneered by John Locke.
What are individual/natural rights?
One argument from a anti federalist was that, the Constitution needed
What is a Bill of Rights?
A change to the Constitution
What is amendment?
Taxation without Representation was a slogan that was used, showing Colonists disapproval of what Act
What is the Stamp Act?
The agreement between Northern and Southern states in the Union to count slaves toward the population of a state for purposes of taxation and representation.
What is the 3/5th Compromise?
Article 1 says a Senator must be at least this old.
What is article 30?
Who originally wanted to exclude a Bill of Rights in the Constitution
What are the Federalists
This group are the modern-day Democrats
who are the Anti-Federalist?
An agreement where both sides give up something
What is compromise?
The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation caused problems with taxation and led to violent domestic conflict, this event made it clear to the Founding Fathers that a Constitutional Convention was necessary.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
The convention was originally called to revise this document.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
According to Article V how what fraction of Congress is needed and what fraction of the states is needed in order to ratify a Constitutional Amendment
What is 2/3 in Congress and 3/4 of states?
To add the Bill of Rights, they needed 2/3 of Congress or State Legislatures to propose, and 3/4 of either state legislatures or conventions to ratify.
What is the amendment process?
What were the Federalist Papers
What is a document to counter doubts about the proposed new government
An approval to make a change is also called this
What is ratification