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What is a statement that accurately describes the Constitution of 1787?
it provides a framework for government
Define executive
having the power to carry out
List 3 powers that belong to the federal government of the United States?
Power to levy and collect taxes
Power to print currency
Power to decide war and peace
define self-determination
the ability of the people in a country to decide their own government
What does religious freedom mean?
You have the right to believe as you wish
There was the most disagreement on what idea in the Virginia Plan?
The central government should have higher powers than the states in certain areas
What was the Great Compromise?
One house of Congress would base membership on state population while the other would grant the same number of members to each state
Define impeach
to bring formal charges against a government official
What does a limited government depend on?
consent of the people
How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution to make it become law?
Nine
Define unalienable
unable to be taken away or denied
A federal system of government is a system in which?
power is divided between different levels of government
List three freedoms that most state governments protect under law?
freedom of speech
freedom of assembly
right to a trial by jury
What gave the central government too little power to be effective?
The Articles of Confederation
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the stated purpose (according to congress) of the Grand Convention of the States in 1787?
to recommend changes to the Articles of Confederation
Each state wrote what document after gaining independence from Britain?
a constitution
What rights were guaranteed to the settlers of the Northwest Territory in 1787?
the same rights as people in the thirteen states
Which man led the fight for a bill of rights after the Constitution took effect?
James Madison
Define deliberate
to think about and discuss issues before reaching a decision
Define judicial
having the power to decide questions of law
Define confederation
a group of states joined together by a formal agreement
Define legislative
having the power to make laws
List 3 objections the Anti-Federalist made?
The constitution gives too much power to the central government
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention did more than they were supposed to do
The Constitution lacks a bill of rights to protect civil liberties
Patrick Henry did not attend the Grand Convention of the States in 1787, Why?
he didn’t want to strengthen the central government
Define Ordinance
a law or a government rule
The Second Continental Congress did what?
Run the war and write the Articles of Confederation
Define compromise
when each side in a disagreement gives up some of what they want to reach an agreement