Amendments
No Cruel and unusual punishment
Amendment 8
Vocab word for reject
Veto
A 1787 meeting in Philadelphia to revise the Articles
Constitutional Convention
This divides the three branches
Separation of Powers
The Constitution has this many amendments
27
No unreasonable search and seizure
Amendment 4
Vocab word for overrule
Override
Edmund Randolph and James Madison plan to have three branches, one house, representation based on population
Virginia Plan
The specific powers of the branches
Checks and Balances
The Constitution consists of the articles, amendments, and this
Preamble
Right to speedy trial
Amendment 6
Vocab word for bringing serious charges against
Impeach
William Patterson plan to have three branches, one house, one state vote
New Jersey Plan
Branch that makes the laws
Legislative
The Constitution has this many articles
7
Right to a jury
Amendment 7
Vocab word for ones that favored the Constitution
Federalists
System to settle the Northwest territory
Land Ordinance of 1785
Branch that enforces the laws
Executive
The Constitution has this many principles
7
Clarifies balance between federal and state
Amendment 10
Vocab word for those that did not favor the Constitution
Anti-Federalists
The government set up for the Northwest territory
Northwest Ordinance
Branch that applies the law
Judicial
The Constitution came about because the Articles had this many weaknesses
3