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The first Constitution of the United States was called this
These words from the Constitution reflect the nation's desire for popular sovereignty
What is "We the People?"
This Founding Father is considered the Father of the Constitution due to his role in writing the Virginia Plan
Who is James Madison?
This group formed to support the ratification of the Constitution
Who were the Federalists?
This phrase from the First Amendment establishes separation of church and state
What is the Establishment Clause?
This clause makes the Constitution and laws from Congress the Supreme Law of the Land
What is a Legislative Branch?
This Fundamental Principle states that no one is above the law, and everyone- whether rich or poor, high or low class- is treated fairly
What is the Rule of Law?
This plan for a new Constitution suggested a bicameral legislature based on population with a President selected by Congress
What is the Virginia Plan?
These people would be most likely to oppose the Constitution (at least 3 groups)
Who are...
Poor people/ Southerners/ Laborers/ Small Business Ownesrs/ Enslavers
Gun Control Activists focus on this clause from the Second Amendment
What is a well-regulated militia?
This power is denied to the US and state governments because of the country's diverse linguistic geography
What is establishing a national language?
The American Founders originally established the American state as this form of government
What is a Confederacy?
This Fundamental Principle of the Constitution comes from the founder's fears regarding tyranny like what they faced under King George
What is Limited Government?
This deal introduced by Connecticut combined elements of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to create the modern US Constitution
What is the Great Compromise?
Antifederalists feared Congress would become too powerful because of this clause which grants Congress implied powers to do everything necessary and proper for its expressed powers
What is the Elastic Clause?
The 10th Amendment gained Antifederalist support for the Constitution by protecting this
What are States Rights?
This is the legislative institution of Georgia
What is the General Assembly?
In order to pass a law through Congress under the Articles of Confederation, this needed to happen
What is the approval of 9 of 13 states?
The fundamental principles of separation of powers and checks and balances are derived from the political theory of this philosopher
Who is Montesquieu?
Smaller states preferred the New Jersey Plan because it gave equal representation to each state in the legislature. This idea became the foundation for this institution in the modern US Government
What is the Senate?
This state was the 9th state to ratify the Constitution, officially making the document the Supreme Law of the Land
What is New Hampshire?
Human Rights Activists may argue that actions that occur at Guantanamo Bay violate the intent of this Amendment
Political debates over slavery and abortion are similar in that they both rely on this ideology
What is states rights?
The Articles of Confederation required approval of all 13 states to do this
What is amend the Articles of Confederation?
The new US Constitution has powers that are concurrent- shared between the national and state governments- and others that are reserved to one or the other. This indicates the United States uses this form of government
What is Federalism?
The 3/5 compromise counted 3/5 of the enslaved population in a state to calculate these two things
What is representation in Congress and taxation?
This section of the Constitution grants Congress its Expressed Powers
What is Article I, Section 8?
The Fifth Amendment protects many rights, including this which prevents a person from being charged twice for the same crime
What is Double Jeopardy?
The Preamble of Georgia mentions this figure who is never acknowledged by the US Constitution
Who is God?