Constitutional Convention
Counted slaves as three-fifths of a person in population counts
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
1st president of United States, leader of Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington?
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
The sharing of power between a central government and the states
What is federalism?
July 4, 1776
When was the signing of the Bill of Rights?
Bicameral government with equal representation in the upper house of Congress, representation based on population in the lower house, satisfied both Federalists and Anti-Federalists
What is the Great Compromise?
Known as the “Father of the Constitution”, he helped draft, explain, and promote the Constitution, he was the fourth President of the United States
Who is James Madison?
Freedom to bear arms
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president
What is Impeach?
Rebellion by farmers protesting high taxes and debt further exposing the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.
What was Shay’s Rebellion?
Was the reason that Anti-Federalists ratified the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
Wrote most of the Federalist Papers, established the first bank, first Secretary of Treasury during Washingtons term
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The right to a jury trial in federal court
What is the 7th Amendmen?
increased prices combined with the reduced value of money
What is Inflation?
Created a weak central government, limiting its power over the states
What was the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?
Established to make sure that none of the branches of government got too powerful
What is checks and balances?
Wrote the Declaration of Independence, made the Louisiana Purchase, Third President of the United States
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Powers that aren’t assigned to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people
What is the 10th amendment?
Voting rights
What is suffrage?
Stated that Northwest territories could be settled and join the union when the population hit 60,000
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
The division of power between a central and local government.
What is Federalism?
Creator of the Connecticut Compromise which created the bicameral government we have today
Who is Roger Sherman?
Citizens are protected from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
What is the 4th amendment?
A Congress of two houses that proposes and passes laws
Legislative Branch
May 25, 1787
When was the first Constitutional Convention?