Government
What two houses make up the legislative branch
Senate and the House of Representatives.
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
What is the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights?
Freedom of speech, press, and religion.
Who did the New Jersey Plan favor?
Small states
What was an Antifederalist
How many representatives are there, and how many senators are there per state?
2 and 435
What year was the Constitution ratified and written?
Written in 1787 and ratified in 1788
vote, freedom of speech, privacy
Who did the Virginia Plan favor?
Big states
What was a federalist
someone who supported the Constitution.
Main Purpose of the Legislative Branch
Make laws
What is the Preamble
The introduction
What are some responsibilities?
obey laws, serve juries, pay taxes
What is the great compromise?
mixing the new jersey plan and virgina plan
Who was known as the father of the Constitution?
James Madison
Main Purpose of the Executive Branch
To carry out laws
How many delegates were part of the convention that also signed the Declaration of Independence?
8
Articles of Confederation led to what form of new government?
The Constitution
What was the 3/5ths compromise?
that the slaved population, only 3/5ths of the population, would be included.
What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
They couldn't tax the states; the states had all the power.
Main Purpose of the Judicial Branch
Make sure that the laws and people are following the constitution.
What was added to the Constitution to outline the rights of the people that the government couldn’t touch?
Bill of Rights
Name one thing we drew influence from for the Constitution.
Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Roman Republic,
9 out of the 13
Why did the Shays rebellion happen?
raised taxes and took away from land.