Articles of Confederation
How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation have and which one?
What is the vocabulary term that means "to change"?
Amendment
Federalists were for ratifying the...
US Constitution
This principle prevents one branch from having too much power.
Checks & Balances
The Bill of Rights gives all citizens individual freedoms. This is what principle?
Individual Rights
What was a major weakness of the Articles?
No President to enforce laws
What is the vocabulary term for approve?
Ratify
Bill of Rights
Power is divided among three branches of government in this principle.
Separation of Powers
What is the 3rd amendment?
No quartering soldiers.
List each branch and the power they have.
Legislative - makes laws
Executive - enforces laws
Judicial - interprets laws
This group was educated, wealthy and had jobs like bankers/lawyers.
Federalists
People vote to elect their REPresentatives in this principle.
REPublicanism
What is the 5th Amendment?
The right to remain silent; Due Process.
What event helped people discover the Articles were too weak?
Shay's Rebellion
The Great Compromise created a bicameral legislature. What are the two houses called and what are they based on?
House of Representatives (Population)
House of Senate (Equality)
This group had jobs like farmers/merchants and lived in rural areas.
Anti-Federalists
No one is above the law; power is limited
Limited Government
The 10th Amendment is also the principle of Federalism. What is it?
The process created to become a state, which was a strength of the Articles, is called...
Northwest Ordinance
The biggest debate at the Constitutional Convention was...
How were the seats going to be counted for representation?
Federalist Papers were written to promote what kind of government?
Strong central government
In this principle, power is shared between the states and federal government. (FLAGS)
Federalism
How has the freedom of religion affected the United States?
Made the US culturally diverse