Creating the Constitution
America’s first plan of government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Under the Articles, power came from the __________.
What are the states?
The branch that makes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Legal Rights of People Accused of Crimes?
Leader of the Federalist Party.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This law divided western lands into townships.
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
He wanted power to come from the people instead.
Who is James Madison?
The branch that enforces laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
Searches and seizures
Protected Rights Against Government Abuse & Power
Leader of the Democratic-Republican Party.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This created rules for governing western lands and allowed territories to become states.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This plan favored large states with representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
The branch that interprets laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Due Process of the Law
Legal Rights of People Accused of Crimes?
Federalists supported this type of economy.
What is manufacturing; favored national bank?
This area included land around the Ohio River, Mississippi River, and Great Lakes.
What is the Northwest Territory?
This plan favored small states with equal representation.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This term means that Congress can remove the president from office.
What is impeachment?
State's rights
Other Rights and Powers
Democratic-Republicans believed government should favor this group.
What are farmers / common people?
The 1787 meeting where delegates wrote a new constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This compromise created a two-house Congress and balanced both plans.
What is The Great Compromise?
Congress approves Supreme Court Justices. is and example of what process/system?
What is a check on the Executive and Judicial Branches?
Not all rights are listed in the Constitution
Other Rights and Powers?
Washington warned against these in his Farewell Address.
What are political parties, foreign alliances?