Constitutional Convention
This plan favored states with larger populations during the Constitutional Convention.
Virginia Plan
This principle prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Checks and Balances
This branch of government makes the laws.
legislative branch
The three branches of the national government are
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
A change or addition to the Constitution.
An amendment
This plan favored smaller states by giving each state equal representation.
NJ Plan
This principle divides power between the national and state governments.
Federalism
This branch enforces the laws and is led by the president.
executive branch
The process of overriding a presidential veto demonstrates....
Checks and balances
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
This compromise created a two-house legislature with different types of representation.
Great Compromise
This person can sign or veto a bill passed by Congress.
the president
This branch decides if laws follow the Constitution.
judicial branch
Why would states at the Constitutional Convention be supportive of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Counting slaves as part of the population would boost representation in Congress
The seven main sections of the Constitution are called these.
Articles
This agreement counted a certain amount of enslaved people for representation.
Three Fifths Compromise
A proposed law is called this.
A bill
These two parts make up Congress (Legislative Branch).
House of Representatives and the Senate
Shays’ Rebellion convinced the Founding Fathers that the Articles of Confederation were dangerous because there wasn’t an.....
army to protect from armed revolts
The introduction that explains the goals of the Constitution.
The Preamble
This event showed that the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
Shays Rebellion
This belief says government gets its authority from the people.
popular sovereignty
This group of nine judges serves for life on the highest court in the U.S.
Supreme Court
Who did "WE The PEOPLE..." exclude?
Women, enslaved/Black people, Native Americans, poor individuals, and non-property owners
This process is used to officially approve amendments or the Constitution.
Ratification