Important People
This group supported the Constitution because it created a strong Central or Federal Government.
Federalists
The man who was chosen to be the President of the Constitutional Convention.
George Washington
In order for the Constitution to take effect and become the law of the land ___ of the 13 states needed to ratify the document.
Nine
The word that means a one (1) house legislature where each state would be represented equally with one vote.
Unicameral
One of the powers of the President is that he can ___ or reject a bill if he does not agree with it.
Veto
The ___ is the head of the Executive Branch of Government.
The President
Together the House of Representatives and the Senate make up our Legislative Branch of Government which is more commonly known as ___.
Congress
The man who did not attend the Constitutional Convention because he "smelled a rat." He thought the convention was going to give too much power to the Federal Government.
Patrick Henry
The man responsible for writing the Virginia Plan of Government and Representation.
Edmund Randolph
To be elected to the House of Representative you must be ___ ___ years of age and be a U.S. citizen for 7 years.
25
Plan of Government that favored the smaller states and wanted representation in the Government to be equal between the larger and smaller states.
New Jersey
The President must ask permission from Congress in order to ___ ___ against another country.
Declare War
The ___ Branch of Government enforces or executes the laws of the Constitution and Country.
The Executive Branch
___ ___ of the Constitution created the Legislative Branch of Government.
Article One
The man that was not at the Constitutional Convention because he was our Minister (representative) to France.
Thomas Jefferson
The man who wrote the Articles of Confederation.
John Dickenson
The President gets elected for a term of ___ years. They can serve up to two four year terms or a total of eight years.
4
Many Southerners and Anti Federalists decided to support the Constitution after the ___ ___ ___ was added to guarantee and protect certain rights.
Bill of Rights
The President is also the ___ ___ ___ of the Armed Forces. He is the civilian leader of our Military.
Commander in Chief
The main goal/job of the ___ ___ is to make sure that laws are constitutional.
The Supreme Court
All ___ start as proposals called ___ in Congress. The President will then sign the bill into law or reject it with a veto.
Laws / Bills
The man who wrote the New Jersey Plan of Government and Representation.
William Patterson
The man who is called the Father of the Constitution. He wrote most of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. He also kept a journal about the debates had during the Constitutional Convention.
James Madison
Once a proposed Amendment to the Constitution passes through Congress by a 2/3 vote ___ ___ of the State Legislatures must agree to the change for it to become law.
3/4
The word that describes a two (2) house legislature. This is where you have two different groups of people elected to make laws for the people.
Bicameral
Many people feared the idea of a President because they might become too powerful and turn into a ___. This is why we have three branches of government that share the power.
Dictator
The ___ Branch of our Government interprets or judges the laws of this country.
The Judicial Branch
The initial goal of what became known as the Constitutional Convention was to ___ or fix the Article of Confederation. We had to fix the issue with the states having too much power.
Revise
The man responsible for creating the Great or Connecticut Compromise that combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans of Government.
Roger Sherman
The man that did not attend the Constitutional Convention because he was our Minister (representative) to Great Britain.
John Adams
In order to be elected to the Presidency you must be ___ ___ years old and born in the United States.
35
The ___ ___ combined the best parts of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans and was a vital compromise that helped the Constitution to be written while making the large and small states happy.
Great Compromise
The president may appoint people to different government positions but they must be approved by what part of Congress?
The Senate
___ ___ of the Constitution creates the Executive Branch of Government.
Article Two
Under the Articles of Confederation the ___ had more power than the Federal/Central Government. This made our Government weak and not respected by other countries.
States
The politician and inventor that was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention.
Ben Franklin
The ___ were a political group that did not support the Constitution because they felt it gave too much power to the Federal Government.
Anti Federalists
A Senator in the United States Senate is elected for a term of ___ years. You must be a U.S citizen for 9 years.
6
In the Constitution the ___ ___ ___ counted every five slaves as three whites for taxation and representation purposes. This was supported by the Southern States because they would get more power in the House of Representatives.
3/5's
One of the most difficult tasks when writing the Constitution was to create a balance between ___ and ___. We needed to create a strong Government while still providing rights and freedoms for the citizens.
Liberty and Authority
___ ___ of the Constitution creates the Judicial Branch of the Government.
Article Three
The President is elected by the ___ College not popular vote. This was done to make sure that the common man did not elect the President.
Electoral
The State that did not attend the Constitutional Convention because they did not want to change the Articles of Confederation. We liked having equal power and control as the larger states.
Rhode Island
The men who are credited with forming our Constitution and Government are known as the ___ ___.
Founding Fathers
The smaller states wanted representation and power in the new Government to be ___ to the larger states and not based on the states population.
Equal
Plan of Government that favored the larger states and wanted representation in the Government to be based on the individual states populations.
Virginia Plan
Having three branches of government creates a ___ ___ ___ giving each branch their own job and equal power in the government.
Separation of Powers
The ___ ___ of Government is run or overseen by Congress.
Legislative Branch
Members of the United States Supreme Court are elected for ___. They serve until they retire or die.
Life