The way back time
What are the first 3 words of the constitution? (The Preamble)
"We the People"
What was the name of our first constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
Who was President of the Convention?
What is the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
Ratify
Power shared between central and state entities is called what?
Federalism
Who was the King of England during the Revolutionary War?
King George III
What is the term for a one chamber congress?
Unicameral
What year did the Philadelphia Convention meet?
1787
The Anti-federalists claimed one aspect of the constitution was not developed enough. What did they want?
A Bill of Rights
What are the 3 Branches of the Government - What do they each do?
Executive - Enforce Law
Judicial - Interpret Law
Which of these was not one of the original 13 colonies?
Vermont
How many states were needed to confirm any action in the Articles?
13 (ALL)
What was the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan also commonly referred to as?
Virginia Plan - Large State Plan
New Jersey - Small State Plan
How many states were needed in order to validate the Constitution?
9
What is the name for the power to declare a law unconstitutional?
Judicial Review
What was the name of the Peace Treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris
The Articles called the USA something very specific. What did it call the USA?
The United States of America
The Virginia Plan wanted to do what with the AoC and the New Jersey Plan wanted to do this with it.
VP - Get rid of it and make a new constitution
NJP - Revise it
Who favored a strong central government?
The Federalists
The ______ can veto a law. This veto can be ______ by the _______ with enough votes.
President ; Overruled ; Congress
Which state ratified the Constitution first?
Delaware
Where does the majority of POWER reside within the Articles?
The states themselves
What is the name of the compromise that the convention made over slavery? What did this mean?
3/5ths compromise
In our notes, we had identified 4 famous Federalists. Name 3 that we talked about.
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
What is the Traditional motto of the US?
"Out of many, one"
E Pluribus Unum