Before the Constitution
True or False.
After the American Revolution, states started to create their own constitutions.
True
Only delegates from Pennsylvania met to form a new Constitution.
False.
Which plan supported equal representation from each state in Congress?
New Jersey Plan
What is the point of the preamble?
Introduction paragraph that outlines the goals.
What was built into the Constitution in order to make sure that the national government does not have too much power?
Checks and Balances
What is the 6th Amendment?
Right to a speedy trial
What was the document that originally governed the United States?
Articles of Confederation
Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
Which plan supported proportional representation for each state in Congress?
The Virginia Plan
What are the goals outlined in the preamble?
What is Article 4 about?
Rights Reserved to the State
What is an amendment?
A change to the Constitution
What was the biggest concern with the Articles of Confederation?
Established a weak central government
What was the difference between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
Federalists supported a strong national government and Anti-Federalists were against it.
What was the name of the compromise that said that for every 5 enslaved people, only 3 counted towards population?
the 3/5 Compromise
How many houses are there in the legislative branch? What are they called?
2. Senate and the House of Representatives.
How many states are needed to ratify a proposed amendment to the Constitution?
3/4 of the states.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 Amendments that were required in order to get some states to ratify.
What event (1786-1787) highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and led to the new Constitution?
Shays' Rebellion
Where did everyone gather to create the Constitution?
the Philidelphia Convention
What was the Great Compromise?
A bicameral legislature with one house determined by population and one house with equal representation.
How old do you have to be to run for President?
35 years old.
What is Article 7 about?
Ratification of the Constitution.
How many amendments are there currently on the Constitution?
27
What was Shays' Rebellion?
A revolt of farmers in Massachusetts
When was the Constitution written and ratified?
Written in 1787; Ratified in 1788
What had to happen to the Constitution in order to get 9/13 states to ratify?
Had to agree to add the Bill of Rights
How long is the term of a judge on the Supreme Court
Life.
How many states had to ratify the Constitution to make it official?
9 out of 13
How many rights does the First amendment protect? What are they?
5 - religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition