Founding Fathers
Who was the leader of the Constitutional Convention?
Who is George Washington.
What are the first 10 ammendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
The idea that it is the responsibility and privilege of each branch of government to check the power of the other two branches is called:
Checks and Balances
What are the three branches of government?
The executive, legislative, and judicial branches
Which branch "makes the laws?"
What is the Legislative Branch
This fouding father was later the first Chief Justice to the Supreme Court
Who is John Jay
Where and when was the convention held?
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 25, 1787
The idea that the people should elect representatives to govern them is called:
Republicanism
Who was not at the Constitutional Convention?
Patrick Henry- did not believe in stregthening the government
Jefferson- ambassador to France
Adams- ambassador to England
Which branch "enforces the laws?"
What is the Executive Branch
Who was the oldest delegate to the Consititutional Convention?
Who is Benjamin Franklin
Which violet event in Massachusetts convinced the states to meet together to discuss improving the Articles of Confederation
Shay's Rebellion
The idea that power should be shared between the federal and state government is called:
Federalism
How does the executive branch check the legislative branch?
The president can veto laws passed by congress
Which branch "interprets the laws?"
What is the Judaical Branch
Who is considered to be the father of the Constitution?
Who is James Madison
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Give THREE reasons why the the Northwest Ordinance improtant?
It established a plan that created all future states. It allowed settles of the NW territory to form new states and would give them equal rights as those in already formed states.
What is the name of the agreement that established the structure of the U.S. Congress?
What is the Great Compromise
What is the name of the people who were AGAINST the Constitution?
What is the Anti-Federalists
What were arguments that the Federalists had in support of the Constitution?
A Bill of Rights is not necessary
Federal government should be supreme
The Articles of Confederation could not be fixed
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Who is the founding father who wrote most of the language of the constitution and who presented the Great Compromise?
Governeur Morris and Roger Sherman
When was the Constitution signed?
September 17, 1787
What is the agreement that determined how to count enslaved people in a state's population?
What is the 3/5th Compromise
What was the name of those who argued for the Constitution?
Federalists
What phrase identifies the idea that people enter into a contract with the government?
Social contract theory