Articles of confederation
Main issue of articles of confederation
What is Lacked a strong central government?
The main author of the constitution
who was James Madison?
The Branches of Government
What is the executive branch, the legislature branch, and judicial branch?
Meaning of limited government
What is government can only do what people give it permission to do?
The two sides fighting each other
What is the federalists and anti federalists?
The articles of confederation were..
What is a loose confederation of states with a weak central government?
Reason why constitution was created
What is to replace the articles of confederation?
Main job of the legislature branch
What is to make laws?
The main ideas for how congress should pick delegates
What is the Virginia plan, the New Jersey plan, and the Great Compromise?
The federalist papers creation purpose
what is to convince people to ratify the constitution?
Main author of articles of confederation
Who was John Dickinson?
How slaves were to be counted as population for a state in the constitution
What is the 3/5 of a person?
Main job of judicial branch
What is to make sure laws are constitutional?
Supremacy clause meaning in the constitution
what is the U.S constitution is supreme law of the land?
The anti federalists papers creation purpose
what is to convince people to not ratify the constitution?
the year the articles of confederation were ratified
What is 1781?
the meaning of popular sovereignty
What is government based on consent of the people?
Job of executive branch
What is to enforce the laws of the nation and govern the land?
The English document that stated the king of England was not above the law
What is the manga carta?
The meaning of federalism
What is to divide power between the national government and the states?
the powers of the central government under the articles of confederation (name 3)
What is to wage war, make treaties, borrow money, and send diplomatic representatives?
The first two amendments of the constitution
What is freedom of speech and right to bear arms?
meaning of checks and balances
What is provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful?
The outcome of the September 17, 1787 Philadelphia convention
What is a draft of the constitution was approved to send to the states for ratification?
Main leaders of the federalists (name 2)
What is George Washington, James Madison, Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton?