The 7 Articles
Describes the judicial branch and courts
Article 3
Protects freedom of speech and religion
1st amendment
made up of Supreme court, appeals courts, lower courts
Judicial branch
this rebellion by farmers showed the weaknesses of AOC
Shay's Rebellion
Populary _____ is the principle that power only comes from consent of the people
sovereignty
Explains how to change (amend) the constitution
Article 5
Protects you from self-incrimination and 'double jeopardy'
5th
Bicameral (2 houses) and make the laws
Legislative
how many states had to agree to change the AOC?
all of them
The government's power is ______ to what is outlined in The Constitution
limited
Describes the executive branch
Article 2
Right to bear arms
2nd
President and VP are in this branch and administer laws
Executive
1 success of aoc was the establishment of this ordinance
NW ordinance
republicanism
Explains ratification of constitution
Article 7
Protected all due rights of citizenship for those born in United States and naturalized citizens
#14
must be at least 35 and u.s. resident for at least 14 years to hold this office
President
The AOC only had 1 branch and it was this
legislative
no 1 branch has excessive power over the others; this idea came from Montesquieu and is known as
separation of powers
Describes the legislative branch
Article 1
Abolished slavery
13th
Legislator that serves a 6-year term
senator
The federal govt could not collect ____ from the states to maintain a national army under the AOC.
taxes
power is shared between federal, state, and local governments; this is known as
federalism