Constitutional Convention
Supporters of Ratifying the Constitution
Who are Federalists?
Armed uprising showing problems with Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays Rebellion?
Establishes the Legislative branch
What is Article 1?
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?
Establishes the Judicial Branch
What is Article III?
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?
What is the 10th Amendment?
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 the 5th Amendment?
List all 5 of the rights protected by the 1st Amendment
1) Speech
2) Press
3) Religion
4) Petition
5) Assembly