Definitions
Federalists
What is supporters of the Constitution
Great Compromise
2 house congress to support large state (House) and small state (Senate)
A basic set of principles and laws to state the powers and duties of government
What is the Constitution?
The First Three words in the constitution
Congress, responsible for proposing/ making laws
What is the Legislative Branch (House of Representatives and Senate)?
Bill of Rights
Legislative Branch
Make Laws
They include Freedom of Press, Religion, Speech, Speedy Trial, Refrain from Saying you are involved
What are the Bill of Rights
It is the beginning of the Constitution written to Form a Perfect Union
What is the Preamble?
Enforcing Laws, The President and His Departments and Cabinets.
What is the Executive Branch?
Ratify
To formally Approve
Executive Branch
Enforce Laws
Created two house congress where House is proportional to population and Senate is proportional regardless of size.
The Great Compromise
The Farmers of Massachusetts rebelled with Daniel Shay. This Rebellion is called...
What is Shay's Rebellion
Make decisions if action is lawful.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Constitution
What is a set of principles and laws that state the powers and duties of government
Judicial Branch
Make Decisions if Lawful
Agreement where three fifths of a state's slave population would count
The Three Fifths Compromise
The Virginia Plan is called "The ___ state Plan"
What is Large
What are checks and balances?
Articles of Confederation
First National Agreement that supported the states to be "friendly"
Magna Carta
What is I don't know? (Document limited power to kings and queens)
Our First Article that had no executive branch and supported the state, not the nation
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The New Jersey Plan is called "The ____ state plan"
Small
Congress formally approves
What is to ratify?