Why was George Mason against ratification
It did not end the slave trade
Why didn't Patrick Henry sign the Costitution
It had no BoR
Why was the BoR important
It stated basic human rights
What is the Third amendment
No soldier can be housed in your housed without your consent
What is the Fourth Amendment
No police can search your house with ut paper or proof
What was Checks and Balances
Each branch could check the other to make sure it doesn't over step their authority
How can the Executive check Legislative
Executive can veto the laws of the Legislative
How can the Legislative check Executive
Legislative has to approve choices of the Executive
who created the Great Compromise
Roger sherman
what does it mean to serpass a veto
to Override
What are the main jobs three branches
Legislative; Makes Laws
Executive; enforces Laws
Judicial; Inturprets Laws
Legislative can check the executive
Legislative can impeach the President
what was the NJ
Every state had one representatives to make thing equal
what was the 2nd amendment
the right to bear arms
who was the first president
John Hanson
How can the Executive check the judicial?
It can appoint a judge or judicial
Judicia can check the legislative
Judicial can check if laws are Constitutional ( Legislative)
what was the 3/5 compromise
Decided to count only 3/5 of the enslaved people because they did not counted as chattel property
what are the three branches
separation of power
Why was it called the United mess o America
States were weak
What is the first Amendment
Reilgion
Assemble
speech
Press
Petition
What was the VA Plan
A bircameral b/c it was based on states population
What was the Great Compromise
Upper house there was 2 senates per state and in the lower house there was one representative for every 30,000 people
who wanted a strong Central govn.
Alexander Hamilton
How does a law become a bill
starts as an idea then a bill, then a goes to committee, the the house of representative, then the pres.