Articles of Confederation
This was America's first constitution that created a "league of friendship" between states.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
This city hosted the Constitutional Convention in 1787
What is Philadelphia?
This plan wanted representation based on how many people lived in each state.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This branch of government makes the laws
What is the Legislative Branch (Congress)? DAILY DOUBLE 200 PTS
This group opposed the Constitution because they feared a strong government would become too powerful.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This is how many states needed to agree to make any changes to the Articles of Confederation.
What is all 13 states (unanimous consent)?
This person was called "The Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
This plan wanted all states to have equal representation in Congress.
What is the New Jersey Plan? DAILY DOUBLE 400 PTS
This branch of government enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch (President)?
This group supported the new Constitution and wanted a strong national government.
Who are the Federalists?
The government under the Articles couldn't do this to raise money for operations.
What is tax people?
This person led the Constitutional Convention as its president.
Who is George Washington?
This compromise created a two-house Congress with different representation in each house.
What is the Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise)?
This branch of government interprets the laws and decides if they follow the Constitution.
What is the Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)?
This Anti-Federalist leader from Virginia strongly opposed ratifying the Constitution.
Who is Patrick Henry?
This rebellion showed that the Articles were too weak to keep order in the country.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This is how many states sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
What is 12 states? (Rhode Island didn't come) DAILY DOUBLE WORTH 800 PTS
Under this compromise, enslaved people were counted as this fraction of a person for representation.
What is three-fifths?
This system divides power between the national government and state governments.
What is federalism?
This is how many states needed to approve the Constitution to make it official.
What is 9 out of 13 states?
These are two major problems the government faced under the Articles of Confederation.
What are no power to tax and no national army?
The meetings were held this way to keep discussions private.
What is in secret (behind closed doors)?
These two men created the Great Compromise that solved the representation debate.
Who are Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth?
This system lets each branch of government limit the power of the other branches.
What is checks and balances?
These were the first and last states to ratify the Constitution.
What are Delaware (first) and Rhode Island (last)?DAILY DOUBLE 1000 Pts.