Under the Articles of Confederation, the government was weak because it had no control over them
What is the states?
100
A person chosen by the people to represent them
What is a delegate?
100
A plan of government
What is a constitution?
100
the President checks the power of Congress by refusing to approve a law
What is vetoing?
100
our nations first President
Who is George Washington?
200
the first plan of government approved by Congress.
What is the Articles of Condederation
200
the "Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison?
200
heads the judicial branch
Who is the Supreme court?
200
lists the government's goals in the Constitution
What is the Preamble?
200
the Federalist party was based on his views
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
300
helped the United States expand its boundries
What is Northwest Ordinance
300
James Madison's plan for the constitution
What is a strong central government?
300
Legislative branch's job
What is make laws?
300
a system in which power is shared between the national and state governments
What is a federal government?
300
President Washington discussed his problems with them
Who is the cabinet?
400
Divided the land north of the Ohio River from the Appalachians to the Mississippi River into smaller territories.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
400
established that Congress would have two houses
What is the Great Compromise?
400
manages the government
What is the executive branch?
400
the system that keeps any branch of governement from becoming too powerful
What is checks and balances?
400
additions to the United States Constitution
What is amendments?
500
left the central government too weak to resolve problems, enforce laws, or raise money for the new nation. States fought over boundries, trade and taxes.
What are the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
500
How each state should be represented in Congress. Large states wanted representation in Congress based on population. Small states thought each state should have the same number of representatives.
What is the major disagreement at the Constitutional Convention?
500
two houses of Congress was set up to solve the disagreement at the Constitutional Convention. The House of Representatives set up based on population and the Senate with two Senators from each state.