Weaknesses in Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Concepts I
Constitutional Concepts II
Constitutional Concepts III
Constitutional Compromises
100
Each state have different types of money, also referred to as
What is No Common Currency
100
The number of branches in the United States government
What is 3
100
A political theory that holds all individuals have certain basic rights and no government can deny these rights. These include life, liberty, and property
What is Natural Rights
100
Fairness and order
What is Justice
100
The small states v. large states fight over representation led to this compromise
What is The Great (Connecticut) Compromise
200
This upset larger states that had large popultions
What is Each State had one vote, size didn't matter
200
The right to free exercise of religion and the right to be free from government establishing a religion
What is Religious Liberty
200
Form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people
What is Representative Government
200
The powers not granted to the United States were reserved to the States or to the people
What is Reserves Powers
200
This compromise made it so a Bill of Rights would be added to the Constitution
What is Compromise for Ratification
300
It only had a legislative branch, these two branches were absent
What is No Executive or Judicial Branch
300
Several Branches of government are created and power is shared between them
What is Checks and Balances
300
The idea that laws and legal proceedings must be fair
What is Due Process
300
Government based on the consent of the people
What is Popular Sovereignty
300
This compromise led to slaves being counted as 3/5ths a person when apportioning representation and taxation
What is the 3/5ths Compromise
400
Congress was absent the ability to do what important functions
What is Tax or regulate commerce among states
400
Congress, and the other two branches of the federal government, have powers that are explicitly given to them in the Constitution
What is Enumerated Powers
400
A type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed and restricted by law
What is Limited Government
400
When rulers use power following established principles and procedures based on a constitution
What is Rule of Law
400
This compromise led to the Constitution regulating interstate commerce and foreign trade as well as limiting the federal government to only taxing imports, not exports
What is The Commerce Compromise
500
This led to a stronger central government in the Constitution
What is a weak national government
500
An assembly elected by the voters to perform the formal duty of electing the president and the vice president of the United States
What is Electoral College
500
The division of governmental powers between a central national government and state governments within the country
What is Federalism
500
The constitutional doctrine that allocates the powers of national government among three branches
What is Separation of Powers
500
This compromise led to the president being indirectly elected by the Electoral to a four year term of office
What is Compromise on Executive elections
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