Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation lacked this power to raise funds.
What is the power to tax?
These two groups created essays to get the public to either support or reject the Constitution.
What are the Federalists & Anti-Federalists?
This is the ability for each branch to limit the others.
What are checks and balances?
This branch is focused on passing laws.
What is the Legislative branch?
This amendment protects the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and to petition.
Power lied mostly here under the Articles of Confederation.
What are with the states?
This early plan that favored large states, proposed representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
The Preamble states the Constitution set out to create a more _________ Union.
What is a more perfect Union?
The Judiciary branch has this power in the law making process.
What is Judicial Review/declare laws unconstitutional?
This group demanded there be a Bill of Rights in order for them to ratify the Constitution.
What are the Anti-Federalists?
This event in 1786 exposed the weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This early plan that favored small states, proposed equal representation for each state.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This principle separates the federal government into three branches.
What is separation of powers?
Congress is made up of these two chambers.
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This amendment protects the right to not incriminate yourself, and prevents double Jeopardy?
What is the Fifth Amendment?
To change or amend the Articles of Confederation, this was required.
What is approval of all 13 states?
This compromise settles how slaves would count towards representation.
What is the three-fifths compromise?
The phrase "We the People" expresses the idea about who holds the authority.
What are the people/citizens?
This article outlines the relationship between states and the national government.
What is the fourth article?
This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy & fair trial, a jury of your peers, and a lawyer.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
This major land law of 1787 established a process for territories to become states.
What is the Northwest Land Ordinance?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature with one chamber based on population, and one with equal representation for the states.
What is the Connecticut Compromise?
This system divides power between the national government and state government.
What is federalism?
Article 6 of the Constitution is about this clause.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This amendment states that powers not given to the federal government are given to the states or to the people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?