Constitutional Convention
To revise the Articles of confederation and to address its weaknesses in governing the nation.
What is the original purpose of the constitutional convention?
The president of the constitutional convention from Virginia
Who is George Washington
The lack of ability to tax or enforce laws directly.
What Is the economic issues of the Articles of Confederation.
The people that supported the constItution
Who are the federalists
The Branches of Government (must say all 3)
What is The legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch
A person nicknamed as the Father of the constitution.
Who is James Madison?
The first Anti-Federalist to oppose the ratification of the Constitution
Who is Samuel Adams
This limited the federal governments ability to function effectively
What is the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
The people the opposed the constitution
Who are the Antifederalists
The branch of government that enforces and implement laws
What is the executive branch
It was first held In the city of Philadelphia.
What was the first location of the constitutional convention?
The part author of the federalist papers who wasn’t James Madison or John Jay.
Who is Alexander Hamilton.
Main author of the articles of confederation
Who was John Dickinson
The document that the Antifederalists supported
What is the bill of rights
This branch of government was in charge of making the laws.
What is the main job of the legislature branch.
To create a new framework of government that balanced power between the states and the national government.
What was the main goal of the Constitutional Convention.
He refused to attend the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the Anti-Federalists at the Virginia ratifying convention in opposing the Constitution.
Who was Patrick Henry
The Articles of confederation granted the national government the ability to declare war, make treaties, manage foreign affairs, regulate Native American relations, and borrow money.
What is the powers the Articles of confederation gave to the national government
The reason they approved the ratification of the constitution.
What is the addition of the Bill of Rights
This is to makes sure laws are constitutional
What is the judicial branch.
The constitution gave the federal government the power to tax, regulate commerce, enforce law, and maintain strong central authorit.
What is how did the constitution address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
He helped to convince Madison to introduce a bill of rights into the Constitution.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
Weak central authority made it difficult to negotiate effectively, enforce treaties, or Prevent foreign encroachments.
What is the challenges the United States faced in managing its relationship with foreign powers under the Articles of Confederation
Essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay to argue for the Constitution‘s adoption
What is the Federalist Papers
The thing that prevents a branch of government from becoming to powerful.
What is check and balances