Vocab
An alliance of states created for a common purpose.
What is a confederation?
America’s first constitution, ratified in 1781.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Plan favoring big states with representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
Supporters of the new Constitution.
Who were the Federalists?
Principle that government power comes from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
Approval of a document or policy.
What is ratification?
Number of states that had to approve a law under the Articles.
What is 9 out of 13?
Plan favoring small states with equal representation.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Opponents of the Constitution.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
Branch that makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
An addition to a document.
What is an amendment?
This rebellion of farmers showed the Articles’ weakness.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
Compromise that created a bicameral Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
Series of essays defending the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Branch that enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
Political system where power is shared between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
Under the Articles, Congress could not do this to raise money.
What is collect taxes?
Compromise that counted a portion of enslaved people for population and taxes.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The first 10 amendments of the constitution
What is a Bill of Rights?
Branch that interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Rights people are born with, also called unalienable rights.
What are natural rights?
All 13 states were required to agree to make this kind of change.
What is an amendment?
The Great Compromise created these two houses of Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The last state to ratify the Constitution in 1790.
What is Rhode Island?
Power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?