Vocab
Once the constitution was written and signed 9 out of 13 states had to "approve" of it or WHAT VOCAB WORD?
Ratify
The Constitution is divided into 3 ?
Branches of Government
Under the Articles of Confederation I was the only branch that was set up at first.
Legislative Branch
What was the Constitutional Convention?
55 delegates met in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation.
The Executive Branch is headed by the __.
President
This is the part of the government headed by the president and he has the power to reject a bill passed by Congress?
Executive Branch and Veto!
The Preamble was written for what reason?
To set out the goals of the Constitution
I am the branch of government that makes sure that laws are obeyed and I command the armed forces. is the what branch?
Executive Branch.
What was the outcome of the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation
The Constitution was signed in- 1747, 1787, 1827
1787
At the Constitutional Convention James Madison was a ? from Virginia. After debating the Virginia and New Jersey plans all summer the Convention agreed on a ?
Delegate and Compromise
The Constitution provides a separation of powers for our government. What does that mean?
Each branch has different and separate powers
The Judicial Branch is headed by the what ? and the Judicial Branch decides if laws follow the what?
supreme Court and the Constitution
What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
It stated that each state large and small would have the same number of representatives in Congress.
The Bill of Rights amendments would guarantee freedoms by placing specific limits on?
The government
? I am the introduction to the Constitution/? The Constitution could not get ratified until some changes were made, Those changes are the first 10 and we call them the what?.
Preamble/Amendments and Bill of Rights
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution and tell me 1 of the Bill of Rights?
It was added to guarantee freedoms by placing certain limits on government.
The Legislative Branch is broken up into what 2 parts
Senate and House of Representatives,
List 2 different things that the Virginia Plan proposed to the Constitutional Convention?
Congress should have more power over the states. larger states should have more representatives in Congress than smaller states.
The Legislative Branch is also called ? and it makes the ?
Congress and laws
? I am the part of the government that makes the laws and/? I decide if the laws are considered constitutional. /? I am referred to as the national government.
Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, federal
not happy with the Constitution, Give 2 reasons why they did not want the Constitution to be ratified.
the Constitution would reduce the powers of the state, the central government may pass laws that may not be good for all states
Explain why the constitution has a system of checks and balances
To guard against any one branch becoming too powerful
3 of the reasons that the Articles of Confederation caused problems for the 13 colonies?
Congress only had 1 branch of government, The Articles could not give Congress the power to tax, there was no common currency!
Articles of Confederation purposely created a weak central government because they wanted the power to rest with the ?, not with the ?
states government