Vocabulary Terms
This is a period of time in a country when business slows, prices fall, debt occurs, and unemployment rises.
Depression
The man fought at Bunker Hill and was the one who lead an uprising in Massachusetts because farms were being seized by the government.
Daniel Shays
In what year did 55 delegates meet at the Constitution Convention?
1787
Which branch of government can pass the laws?
Legislative Branch
This is a document that sets the basic laws of a government.
Constitution
This was an uprising that took place in Massachusetts because farms were being seized by the government from farmers who were in debt and could not repay their loans.
Shay's Rebellion
This man is known to be the "Father of the Constitution."
James Madison
In what city was the Constitutional Convention held in?
Philadelphia
Which branch of government would carry out the laws?
Executive Branch
The section of the Constitution lists the 10 freedoms that the government promises to protect.
Bill of Rights
What is the process called in which the branches of government can oversee each other and make sure one branch does not become too powerful?
Checks and Balances
Representatives for each state would be elected to the two houses or chambers of government known as _______________ and ________________?
Senate and The House of Representatives
What are the first 3 words of the Constitution?
We The People
Which branch of the government decides court cases, if laws were violated, or if the Constitution was violated?
Judicial Branch
This document was the first attempt to unify and create an alliance of the 13 states, but gave too much power to the states and limited the power of Congress.
Articles of Confederation
This agreement decided that two houses would be formed from the vote of the people and one would be determined by population and the other would have 2 representatives regardless of size?
Great Compromise
Who was chosen to oversee the Constitutional Convention?
Washington
On what day was the US Constitution adopted?
September 17, 1787
Supreme Court Justices would be a part of which branch of government?
Judicial Branch
This document proposed by and named after a southern state said that there was a need for a strong central government lead by 3 separate branches.
Virginia Plan
This agreement decided that 3/5 of a state's slave population would be counted in the state's population. This agreement was very important to southern states.
Who was the man from Connecticut who said that there needed to be a compromise of power and demanded that each side needed to give up power and compromise?
Roger Sherman
How many states needed to approve the US Constitution before it would become the law of the land?
9
Which branch of government is headed by the President of the US?
Executive Branch
This plan presented by a smaller state said called for 2 houses of government and would only have one vote regardless of population. They proposed this because they felt that they would be outvoted in Congress.
New Jersey Plan