constitutional convention
these men drafted the constitution
What is framers/founding fathers
This population would count as 3/5th of a state's overall population to serve as more representation in the legislative branch of government.
What are slaves
The first 10
What is the Bill of Rights
the President's rejection of a bill
What is the veto
The amount of states needed to make changes to the Articles of Confederation?
How about the Constitution?
What is all 13 = Articles of Confederation
What is 9/13 or 3/4 of the states = Constitution
Why the Constitutional Convention was held
What is to revise the Articles of the Confederation
27 (will accept 28)
What is the number of amendments made to the constitution
the momentous decision of the meeting
What is not to amend the Articles but create a new document (the constitution)
Trading occurring between two or more states
What is interstate commerce
Why the Articles of Confederation took so long to ratify
What is disagreements over Western territory between small + large states.
Name an an amendment from the Bill of rights, & what is its purpose?
What is Amendments 1-10, freedom of speech-power to the states.
An idea of political power belonging to the people of that nation
What is popular sovereignty
Last key state to ratify
What is Rhode Island
Formed by anonymous authors to convince citizens of America to ratify the constitution
What is the Federalist Papers
9
What is the right to reserve power to the people
The rights to vote
What is suffrage
The amount of congressional houses needed to make a change to the constitution
What is 2/3. 2 out of 3 houses.
Included in the Northwest territory expansion
What is Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, & Wisconsin.
He proposed the Bill of Rights
Who is James Madison