Creation of the Constitution
Constitutional Convention
Key Parts of Constitution
Amendments
Important Facts
100

First official government of the US that could:

print money, supervise mail delivery, and sign treaties with Native Americans

What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
President of the Constitutional Convention

Who is George Washington?

100
Introduction to the Constitution and explains the purpose.
What is the Preamble?
100
The first 10 Amendments (changes) made to the Constitution by James Madison for the people concerned the national government was going to have too much power.
What are the Bill of Rights?
100
Founding Fathers met back together to write a plan for a stronger government.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
200

No power to tax/collect taxes

Weak national government

Could not create a national military

Gave too much power to each individual state

No Executive or Judicial branch

What are the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

200

Father of the Constitution



Who is James Madison? 

200
Executive (President and Vice President)-Enforce Laws

Legislative (Congress-House of Reps, Senate)-Create Laws

Judicial (Supreme Court)-Interpret the Laws

What are the Branches of Government?
200
Right to bear arms-can own guns for hunting or other legal activities
What is the 2nd Amendment?
200
This was decided because Southern States wanted to count slaves as part of their population but Northern States did not. 
What is the 3/5 Compromise? Every 3 out of 5 slaves were counted as state's population.
300

People are the source of the government's authority.

What is representative democracy?

300
1 part Congress and each state get the same amount of representatives.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
300
This makes sure non of the branches of government have more power than another.
What is Checks and Balances?


300
Freedom to bear witness against oneself-guarantees the right to a grand jury, protect against self-incrimination, and forbids being prosecuted twice for the same crime.
What is the 5th Amendment?
300
9 out of the 13 states had to approve the document.
What is Ratifying the Constitution?
400
1,000 farmers in Massachusetts held a rebellion against the government which scared the national government.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
400
2 part Congress and Representatives based on state's population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
400

A change or addition to the constitution

What is an Amendment?

400
Freedom of Religion (worship as they wish, or not at all)

Freedom of Speech (express opinion about any subject without being arrested)

Freedom of the Press (can print anything in the newspapers or books)

Freedom of Assembly (can join or meet with any group, however, the group cannot commit crimes)

Freedom to Petition the Government for a Rendress of Grievances (Citizens can tell the Congress, President, or State Leaders when they don't like something the government is doing)

What is the 1st Amendment?
400
Supported the Constitution 
What are Federalist?
500

Name of the group of delegates of the Contstitutional Convention that wrote the constitution

What are the framers of the Constitution?

500
Congress has 2 parts:

House of Representatives-based on state's population

Senate-each state has 2 Senators

What is the Great Compromise?
500

The division of government into three separate branches

What is the Separation of Powers

500
Freedom from improper search-citizens have a right to control who enters their home, unless price have a document that gives them permission.
What is the 4th Amendment?
500
Did not support the Constitution.
What is Anti-Federalists?
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