What is the first version of the Constitution of the United States.
100
What are delegates?
What are representatives from each state at the convention.
100
Law = _____________
Constitution
100
What are the two sections of the Legislative Branch?
What are House of Representatives and Senate.
100
What is to veto a bill or law?
What is to reject a bill or law?
200
Why are James Madison and Alexander Hamilton significant in the process of writing the constitution?
They wanted to remove the Articles of Confederation and create a new Constitution. They were a part of the "Federalist Papers" and the Federalist group.
200
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Where is Philadelphia.
200
What is the Preamble?
What is the part of the constitution stating the purpose (the WHY) of the constitution.
200
What are the three sections of the Executive branch of government?
What are the President, Vice President, and cabinet.
200
Congress is another name for which branch of government?
What is Legislative branch.
300
How long did it take to form the Articles of Confederation?
4 years.
300
What is the three-fifths compromise?
What is the bill that every five slaves are counted as three free people.
300
What are the Bill of Rights.
What is the name for the first 10 amendments (changes) to the constitution.
300
What are the three parts of the Judicial branch?
What is the supreme court, national court, and state court.
300
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What is the document that declared our separation from Great Britain, but is not the law.
400
Give 5 examples of the strengths of the Articles of Confederation.
What are:
Declare war and make peace
Create an army and a navy
Borrow money
Establish a post office
Print money
400
What is the main argument at the Constitutional Convention?
What is the power of the central government.
400
What are three amendments in the Bill of Rights?
What are:
freedom of speech or religion, protect unlawful search and seizure, fair and speedy trial, and the right to bear arms.
400
What are the roles of the (1) Legislative Branch (2) Executive Branch and (3) Judicial Branch
Legislative branch makes the laws. Executive branch enforces the laws. Judicial branch interprets the laws.
400
What is the Connecticut Plan?
What is the government plan that said the House of Representatives would be based off of population and the Senate would have two votes per state. The compromise between small and large states.
500
What are three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
What are
What are:
Too weak
Not enough power given to the central government.
Couldn’t tax
Couldn’t raise army
To amend or change, they needed all 13 to agree to the change
500
What lasted 4 months?
What is the Constitutional Convention.
500
Name one of the lines from the Preamble.
We the People of the United States
in order to form a more perfect union
establish justice
insure domestic tranquility
provide for the common defense
promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America
500
What is a phrase representing Popular Sovereignty?
What is "We the people".
500
What are the three Natural Rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?
What are (1) all men are created equal (2) everyone has certain unalienable rights and (3) they are Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness.