The Articles
The year the first constitution was written.
What is 1777?
This person was selected to serve as the president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Who is George Washington?
These statesmen from Connecticut are given credit for coming up with what is known as "The Great Compromise"
Who is Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth?
To gain support for the ratification of the Constitution, this series of essays were written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Powers held by a nation, branch, or person even though they are not enumerated or implied.
What are inherent powers?
President rejects a bill of congress.
Under the articles of confederation this branch of government had the most power.
What is the legislative branch?
This famous Virginian is often called the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting the document that will be the foundation of American government.
Who is James Madison?
A compromise that established the president of the United States would be elected by this institution and not the popular vote.
What is the electoral college?
This group argued that a Bill of Rights was necessary to protect individual liberties and limit government power.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
Article 6 Paragraph 2
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Powers of each branch not explicitly stated in the Constitution.
What are implied powers?
Congress passes legislation with 2/3rd majority in both houses.
The Articles of Confederation established strong power in these entities.
What are the individual states?
This state decided to boycott the Constitutional Convention, fearing that it would make a tyrannical government.
What is Rhode Island?
Another compromise was made at the convention that dealt with the issue of the Slave trade, allowing it to continue for how many years.
What is 20 years?
This federalist leader would later become the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is John Jay?
Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3.
What is the Commerce Clause?
Powers that are written in the constitution.
What are explicit/enumerated powers?
Determines constitutionality of laws and presidential actions.
What is Judicial Review?
What is taxation?
This man presented what would become known as the Virginia Plan, that called for a strong national government with a bicameral legislature with proportional representation.
Who is Edmund Randolph?
This was seen as the main debate between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention and how this debate was resolved.
What is representation based on slave populations, and the 3/5ths Compromise?
This prominent Anti-Federalist leader was the author of the "Letters from a Federal Farmer"
Who is Richard Henry Lee?
Article 1 Section 4 Clause 1.
Powers that are held by at least two branches of government. For Example: Legislation, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2.
What are shared powers?
Actions taken by both houses of Congress in cases of high crimes and misdemeanors by executive or judicial members.
What is impeachment and removal?
This is seen as the primary reason for calling a Constitutional Convention in 1787.
What is the need to "revise" the articles due to their weaknesses?
This influential American statesmen and inventor attended the Constitutional Convention and is often credited with mediating disputes during the proceedings.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The Great Compromise resolved the dispute over representation in Congress, this was the result that satisfied both sides of the argument.
What is proportional representation in the House of Representatives and Equal representation in the Senate?
This is how many Federalist Paper essays were written.
What is 85 essays?
Article 2 Section 3 Clause 1.
What is the Take Care Clause?
Powers shared by both federal and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
Congress controls the purse and holds investigatory committee hearings.
What is congressional oversight?