VOCABULARY
Another name for a meeting
Convention
What branch of government is responsible for making laws?
Legislative
What did article 1,2 and 3 of the constitution establish
Defined the branches of government, creating checks and balances between them
What was the name of the first plan for government which called for a two house legislature
Virginia Plan
The Constitution creates three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. This constitutional principle is called
Separation of Powers
Another name for change/revise
Amend
What is the branch of government that is responsible for executing and carrying out the law(s)
Executive
What does article 4,5 and 6 of the constitution establish
Outlined the relationship between the states and the federal government and the process of making amendments
This plan for government, known as the_______called for an executive who served a single term.
New Jersey Plan
What is the name of a power that is shared by state governments and the national government?
Concurrent power
power specifically given to Congress in the Constitution
Enumerated power
What is the special group of electors chosen to vote for the president and vice president
Electoral College
What did article 7 of the constitution establish
Established rules by which the constitution could be adopted
Roger Sherman resolved the Constitutional Convention’s dispute between large and small states regarding their representation in Congress by proposing
Bicameral Legislature
What is the name of the power that belongs only to state governments
Reserved power
What is the sharing of power between the federal and state government
Federalism
what is the segment of government that includes the courts and that settle disputes and questions of the law
Judicial branch
Who was the first to sign the newly drafted Constitution?
George Washington
Through applying the views of English philosopher John Locke, the Framers viewed the U.S. Constitution as a
contract between the American people and their government and a document that protected citizens’ rights by limiting government power.
What is the name of the power that belongs only to the U.S Congress
enumerated power
What is the term used to refer to having two separate law making chambers?
Bicameral
What issue did the birth of the house of representatives solve? What issue did it create?
equal representation; issue of slavery
What was the original name for the U.S plan for government that failed and ultimately led to the forming of the constitution
Articles of Confederation
Which provision in the U.S. Does the Constitution provide for the indirect election of the president and vice president?
Electoral College
Who was the biggest opposer to the idea of separate powers during the signing of the constitution?
George Mason