Federalists v Antifederalists
Which group of people wanted to ratify the constitution?
What is the Federalists
What amendment protects us from unreasonable search and seizures?
4th Amendment
What is Popular Sovereignty?
People hold the power of the government (by voting)
At the constitutional convention, they wrote the….
Constitution
Why were the Article of Confederation significant?
The first constitution / government in the United States
The Anti Federalists believed in what?
States rights
What amendment includes out right to privacy?
4th Amendment
What is separation of powers?
Each branch of government holds their own powers (based on a grievance for the King getting rid of their legislatures)
The constitution was written in…
1787
In the AOC to make a change, majority of the states had to approve it. Why is this a weakness?
Because they had to get 9 of the 13 states to all agree on something
The Federalists believed in what?
A strong central (National) government
What is due process? What amendment is due process included in?
5th Amendment: fair treatment of in justice system ex: not self incriminate, double jeopardy, eminent domain
2/3 of the Senate approving a treaty made by the president would be an example of what constitutional principle?
Checks and Balances
Why do we have a government with 3 branches?
to insure that no one person or group has too much power
What sparked a change when the delegates decided to fix the AOC?
Shays Rebellion
Who were the 2 names of the famous anti-federalists?
George Mason and Patrick Henry
Which amendment includes the idea of federalism?
10th Amendment
What is an example of checks and balances?
One branch using its power to check another branch
ex. Legislature approving a presidential appointment
Our bicameral legislature was formed from combining two plans. What was the name of those two plans?
New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan created the Great Compromise
Under the AOC the central government had…
No power and no money
Who would have said this quote: "...a federal government ought to be clothed with all the powers requisite to complete execution of its trust."
Federalist
What 5 freedoms did the 1st amendment include?
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition (Protest)
If the president veto’s a law, congress then has power to what?
Override the veto with a 2/3 vote in both houses
Who benefited more from the 3/5 compromise? Why?
The South because it gave them more power in congress
Would the Federalists or Anti-Federalists have liked the AOC more?
Anti-federalists