Lesson 1
A plan for serving lands in the west.
What was the Ordinance of 1785?
People met at Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
Who were the Delegates?
This explains the powers and responsibilities of each government.
What were the Seven Articles?
Power that is shared by the federal and state governments.
What was Federalism?
A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses.
What was bicameral?
A plan for admitting new states to the union.
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
State population would decide how many representatives were in each house, small states were against this plan.
What was the Virginia Plan?
This states the six purposes of the government.
What was the Preamble?
The word republic means a government that is headed by elected leaders.
What was Popular Sovereignty?
Powers granted directly to the national government by the Constitution; another name for expressed powers.
What was enumerated powers?
A rebellion that showed the leaders that the Articles of Confederation needed to be changed.
What was Shays's Rebellion?
One house legislative branch with each state getting one vote, big states did not like this plan.
What was the New Jersey Plan?
The first ten statements of the Bill of Rights.
What were the Amendments?
The Constitution limits the power of both the federal and state governments.
What was Limited Government and Rule of Law?
Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states.
What was reserved powers?
The second continental congress after the declaration of independence told the colonies to create a government
What was State Governments?
They believed the new federal government will protect their rights and their and the country.
Who were the Federalists?
Propose ⅔ both houses of Congress or ⅔ of the states then ratify ¾ of states.
What was a Formal Amendment?
To set limits on power the Framers divided the federal government into three branches.
What was Separation of Powers?
Powers shared by the state and federal governments.
What was concurrent powers?
They created our first government called what.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
They believed the new federal government was too powerful and would ignore their rights.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
Knowing the world would change the delegates wrote the Constitution as general as possible.
What was Interpreting the Constitution?
The delegates were concerned that one branch might become too powerful.
What was Checks and Balances?
The clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict.
What was supremacy clause?