Constitutional Convention
Supporters of Ratifying the Constitution
Who are Federalists?
Armed uprising showing problems with Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays Rebellion?
What articles establish the 3 branches of government
What is Article 1, 2, 3
Main characters: one big and not smart; one small and clever
Who are George and Lennie?
Establishes the right to bear arms
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Established a bicameral legislative branch to make big and small states happy
Term for a loose alliance between states
What is confederation?
How many states needed to ratify the Constitution according to Article 7
What is 9/13?
This character is related to the farm owner and always looking for a fight
Who is Curley?
Firing squad, guillotine, drowning, hangings all violate what which Constitutional Amendment
What is the 8th Amendment?
Established that enslaved individuals would count as 3/5 of a person to determine representation
What is the 3/5 compromise?
Established process for territories to create their own governments and become states (MN, OH, IL, etc.)
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Establishes how states should relate to one another
What is Article IV?
Character who is old, missing a hand, and works as a janitor
Who is Candy?
Law enforcement needs a search warrant to search personal property
What is the 4th Amendment?
Helped determine how the United States elects the president
Name 2 strength of the Articles of Confederation
1) Preserved states power
2) Could make laws
3) Could add states (Northwest Ordinance)
What is Article VI?
What is the symbol used by our main characters to represent the good life (owning a farm, working for themselves, etc.)
What is rabbits?
Amendment 10 states that powers not directly given to the federal government are given to who?
Powers are given to the States.
Established governments ability to regulate trade, legalized slave trade until 1808
What is the Commerce, Tariffs, and Slave Compromise
Identify 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
1) Couldn't raise taxes
2) Couldn't enforce laws
3) Couldn't raise an army
4) Couldn't regulate trade
5) Couldn't judge laws
Establishes ability to amend the constitution
What is Article 5?
Where did George and Lennie hide from the people searching for them in Weed?
What is an irrigation ditch?
List all 5 of the rights protected by the 1st Amendment
1) Speech
2) Press
3) Religion
4) Petition
5) Assembly