Vocabulary
Relating to a nation or characteristic of a nation
National
The plan for the new government that has two chambers of congress
What is the Virginia Plan/Connecticut Compromise
The branch of government that carries out and enforces laws
The Executive Branch
The amendment that protects your right to practice a religion in the United States
The First Amendment
The political group that supports the Constitution
Federalists
An agreement where both sides concede (give up) something
Compromise
The plan for the new government that allowed multiple executives
The New Jersey Plan
The branch of government that interprets laws and the constitution
The Judicial Branch
The amendment that protects from illegal searches and seizures
The Fourth Amendment
Large farmers, urban areas and cities, merchants
To sign or make something official
Ratify
The plan for the new government that determines representation by the population of the state
The Virginia Plan
The Branch of government that makes laws
The Legislative Branch
The amendment that protects your right to have a fair punishment for a crime
The Eighth amendment
The political group that opposes the new constitution
Anti-Federalists
A correction or change
Amendment
The plan for the new government where representation is equal among states
The New Jersey Plan
The number of senators in the United States
100
The amendment that protects your right to legally own a firearm
Small farmers, rural areas
Anti-Federalists
Having the power to make laws
Legislative
Any delegate that crafted the Connecticut Compromise
Roger Sherman/Oliver Elsworth
The highest authority in the U.S. Armed forces
The President
The amendment that protects your right to a speedy and public trial
The Sixth Amendment
Alexander Hamilton
Federalist