Articles of Confederation
This is the first constitution of the United States.
Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion happened in this state.
Massachusetts
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1787.
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights is made up of this many amendments.
Ten
This word means a change or addition to the Constitution.
Amendment
Under the Articles of Confederation, this branch of government.
Executive Branch
This group led Shays Rebellion.
Farmers
The beginning of the Constitution is called this.
The Preamble
The first amendment protects this freedom to speak your mind.
Freedom of Speech
This term means the division of power between national and state governments.
Federalism
The Articles of Confederation gave most of the power to these.
The States
This former Revolutionary War captain led the farmers in Shays' Rebellion.
Daniel Shays
This system divides power between the national and state governments.
Federalism
This amendments protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
4th amendment
This word means to formally approve a document or law.
Ratify
This power, such as collecting taxes, was not given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
The power to tax
The government could not do this to stop Shays' Rebellion, showing a weakness of the Articles.
Raise and Army
This is the name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
This amendment gives people the right to own weapons.
2nd Amendment
This word means a government in which people elect representatives to make laws.
Republic
All 13 states had to do this to make changes to the Articles of Confederation.
Approve (Ratify or agree)
This event convinced many leaders to revise the Articles of Confederation.
Shays' Rebellion
This is the system that makes sure no branch of government becomes too powerful.
Checks and Balances
This amendment protects citizens from being forced to house soldiers in their homes during peacetime.
3rd Amendment
This word means a formal agreement between countries or groups, often used in the context of peace or alliances.
Treaty