States & Capitals
What is Frankfort
Opened on May 25th, 1787, in Philadelphia, its purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitutional Convention?
Supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong central government.
What were federalists?
Is known as the "Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison?
This Branch includes the President, Vice President, and Presidential Cabinet.
What is the Executive Branch?
Capital of North Carolina
What is Raleigh
In slave states, slaves would count as 3/5 of a person in population
What is the 3/5 Compromise
People who opposed the ratification Constitution and preferred smaller-localized governments
What are antifederalists?
Was the President of the Constitutional Convention.
Who was George Washington?
This Branch of Government is responsible for making the laws, has two houses, and is described in Article I of the Constitution
What is the Legislative Branch.
Capital of Alabama
What is Montgomery
A plan at the Convention that outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and Judicial. Favored large states.
What was the Virginia Plan?
The leaders of this party included Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Samuel Adams.
Who were the leaders of the Antifederalists?
Was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Includes the Supreme Court. The main job is to interpret federal laws and decide what they mean. Its jobs are described in Article III.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Capital of South Carolina
What is Columbia
A plan created by William Paterson that was designed to keep an equal vote in Congress for each state. Favorable to smaller states under the Articles
What was the New Jersey Plan?
The leaders of this party included James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay.
Who were the leaders of the Federalists?
The first Constitution of the US, it created a loose alliance of 13 Independent States
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The idea that people have the right to abolish the government. All political power is vested in and derived from the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The capital of West Virginia
What is Charleston
Agreement made at the Constitutional Convention that borrowed from New Jersey and Virginia Plans. Two-house legislature: upper house - senate and lower house - House of Representatives
What is the Great Compromise?
A large series of essays that were written to persuade Americans to believe the US needed a stronger government and Constitution
What were the Federalist Papers.
The Introduction of the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
This system ensures that no Branch of Government can overpower another branch of Government
What is Checks and Balances?