Nice try, Articles
Congress had no power to collect taxes, to regulate trade, to enforce its laws, and to pass laws without the approval of 9 states.
What are the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
a group of people in the early United States who favored the establishment of a strong national government and who worked for ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Who were the Federalists?
ordain
What is to establish something by law?
goal of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution that states that the government should preserve peace within the country
What is, "to insure domestic tranquility"?
Preamble, Articles, and Amendments
What are the parts of the Constitution?
No single leader or group directed government policy; No national court system existed; The Articles could not be changed without the agreement of all 13 states.
What are the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
a group of people in the early United States who opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution because they feared a strong national government and a lack of protection for individual rights. Would not ratify the US Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
the phrase describing that the Constitution is based on the rule of the people, using the words "We the People..."
What is Popular Sovereignty?
goal in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution that states that the freedom should be protected now and for future generations
What is, "to secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity"?
Proposed by 2/3 of Congress
What is the first step to amend the U.S. Constitution?
2000 Massachusetts farmers rebelled against land foreclosures and debt from the Revolutionary War
What was Shay's Rebellion?
a Bill of Rights to give more civil liberties to the citizens
What is what the Anti-Federalists needed in the Constitution?
to outline the six goals to improve the United States from the Articles of Confederation.
What is the purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution?
goal in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution that states that government should work to make things better for everyone in the U.S.
What is, "to promote a general welfare"?
Ratified by 3/4 of the State Legislators
What is the second step to amend the U.S. Constitution?
Shay's rebellion pointed out the inability of the central government to maintain law and order, thus showing the _____________ that led to the drafting of the _____________.
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and subsequent drafting of the Constitution?
a series of essays written to explain and defend the proposed U.S. Constitution
What are Federalist Papers?
created as a solution to the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
What was the US Constitution?
goal of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution that states that the government should work to protect the freedoms of the people and keep things fair
What is, "To establish justice"?
the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws, found in Article VI
What is the Supremacy Clause?
It lacked a strong central government; Gave too much power to the states; Did not unify the country.
What were the reasons the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced?
a selection of the written arguments against the US Constitution, originally published in newspapers
What were the Anti-Federalist Papers?
goal of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution that states that the government should work to protect the country from its enemies
What is, "to provide a common defense"?
goal of the Preamble to U.S. Constitution that states that the government should be a better union of states than the one created under the Articles of Confederation
What is, "to form a more perfect Union"?
So that there would not be hundreds of changes to the United States Constitution
Why did the founding fathers make it difficult to amend the Constitution?