Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were a proper working government that didn't need to be fixed True/False
False
Power to rule comes from the people
What is Popular Sovereignty
The Agreement to create a government of three parts instead of one congress
What is The Virginia Plan
How many articles are in the constitution
Seven
The First ten amendments are called what
The Bill of Rights
Although there were a lot of things wrong with the Articles what is one strength they had.
Allowed for new states, Make Peace and sign treaties , Postal system formed
We accept that some rights are states rights and some are federal rights
What is Federalism
Although Slavery is never mentioned by word how many compromises are included in the constitution involving slavery
Three (three-fifths compromise, Not banning the slave trade, Fugitive Slave Clause)
Articles I, II, III deal with what?
Three Branches of Government
The 26th amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. What group of amendments does it belong to
Voting Amendments 15,19,23,24,26
What is one problem with the Articles
Unfair representation
Weak congress, no president
Couldn’t tax
No power to draft soldiers
Separating the Government into three parts with their own unique job
What is Separation of Powers
What was the compromise between equal representation vs. population based representation
House - Based on Population
Senate - Equal representation
Article IV Discusses what?
The States and their relationship with the Federal Government
Amendments 13,14, and 15 came right after the civil war. These Amendments are known as...
The Reconstruction amendments
One problem with the articles is that people felt more allegiance to their state than they did to the United States. True/False
True
We elect our members of Government
What is Republicanism
What was the compromise for who selected state representatives (State vs. Elected)
House - Elected
Senate - State (until the 17th amendment)
Article V discusses
Process of Amending the Constitution
Amendments 18 and 21 both dealt with banning the sale of alcohol, what group are these amendments part of
Prohibition Amendments
The Rebellion that led to the Constitutional Convention was called
Shay's Rebellion
Government is created to allow people freedoms and not to repress
What is Limited Government
What was the compromise between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalists
Including the Bill of Rights in the Constitution
Article VI discusses
Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
How many Amendments are there
27