Oof, The Articles
After realizing how bad the articles were, who called the Constitutional convention?
Alexander Hamilton
What was the purpose of the Convention?
To fix the Articles (however they ended up making the constitution)
What year was the war of 1812?
1812
Who wrote the first draft of the Constitution?
James Madison
The first section of the Constitution is called this.
The Preamble
How long did the Articles of Confederation last for?
10 years
What was made as a result of the New Jersey vs. Virginia plan decision?
The Great Compromise
What is Mr. Ochs’s last name?
Ochs
Who proposed the unpopular idea that the President and the Senate should serve life-long terms?
Alexander Hamilton
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure ____________.
Domestic tranquility
The Articles of Confederation could only be modified with this kind of vote.
A unanimous vote
This plan wanted all states to have equal representation.
New Jersey plan
James ______ is one of Mr. Ochs’s favorite presidents.
Polk
In the Federalist Papers, James Madison supported this system that made sure no branch of government was more powerful than the rest.
Checks and balances
What document outlines the rights of citizens and limits the power of the government?
Bill of Rights
Under the Articles of Confederation, states could collect this, but the government could not.
Taxes
This plan wanted state’s population to determine representation.
Virginia plan
Mr. Ochs does not want us to email him at what time about our grades?
6:01pm
The Great Compromise was created by which 2 people?
Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth
This document persuaded states to ratify the constitution.
Federalist Papers
Other than taxes and enforcing provisions of treaties, what other two things did the Articles not allow the government to have?
Chief executive, courts
Delegates at the constitutional person agreed to count slaves as _______ of a person when determining representation.
3/5ths
What is Mr. Ochs’s favorite sound effect?
BUZZERRRRRRRRR
What three people wrote the Federalist Papers?
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
The Constitution made it so that the government is made up of these three branches of the government.
The Judicial, Legislative, and Executive Branches