Ideals of the Constitution
Popular Sovereignty
What is Consent of the Governed
The Document either going to be revised or replaced at the Philadelphia Convention
What are the Articles of Confederation
A written change to the Constitution
What is an Amendment
The people group that the 13th and 14th amendments focused on giving civil rights to
Who are African Americans
The number of branches in the U.S. government
What is 3
Two parts of Government that divided its powers.
What are National and State
The compromise that solved the issue of representation in government.
What is the Connecticut Plan (Great Compromise)
The form of constitution that the framers wanted the Constitution to be (hint: either adaptable or unchanging)
What is Adaptable
The people group that the 19th amendment gave voting rights to
Who are American Women
The job of the legislative branch
What is Making Laws
Powers shared between National and State Government
What are Concurrent Powers
The body that votes for the president
What is the Electoral College
The body who has authority to interpret the Constitution
What is the Supreme Court
The amendment that lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
What is the 26th Amendment
The job of the Judicial Branch
What is Interpreting Laws
Those who govern by the consent of the people
The collection of 85 essays mainly written by Alexander Hamilton
What are the Federalist Papers
The term for a later amendment cancelling an earlier amendment
What is a Repeal
The amendment that gave states the right to elect U.S. senators
What is the 17th Amendment
The job of the Executive Branch
What is Enforcing Laws
An big part of the Constitution not found in the Articles of Confederation
What is Forming a Union of States
The group who wanted to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution (hint: either Federalists or Anti-Federalists)
Who are the Anti-Federalists
The percent of the states that must vote "Yes" for an amendment to be ratified
What is 75% (3/4)
What are Poll Taxes
The number of houses in the Legislative Branch (Congress)
What is 2