Vocabulary
The President has the authority to do this and not approve a bill.
What is VETO
This was the Government Structure under the Articles
What is a loose confederation of states
Veteran and farmer who led a rebellion in Massachusetts against the excessive taxation and debtors courts
Who is Daniel Shay?
The convention to modify the Articles of Confederation met in which city?
What is Philadelphia?
The number of Amendments which make up the Bill of Rights.
What is 10?
This means to approve.
What is ratify?
The legislature under the Articles was structured as this
Unicameral - 1 House
He is the primary author of the Constitution
Who is James Madison
This is why some states hesitated to ratify the Constitution.
Why is they wanted a Bill of Rights?
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This is the Constitutional principle that power comes from the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
How many states had to approve a law for it to be ratified?
9 out of 13
He was a publisher who was taken to court by the Governor of New York and accused of libel.
Who is Peter Zenger?
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise.
Slaves counted as only 3/5 of a person towards a state's population and for taxation purposes
Name two things that the 5th Amendment protects
Our right to due process, to no double jeopardy, to not testify or incriminate oneself
This is the process of dividing the government so no one branch has more power.
What is separation of powers?
Author of the Articles of Confederation
Who is John Dickinson?
Author of the New Jersey plan who wanted a unicameral legislature based on equal representation
Who is William Patterson?
This group believed that a central government could become too powerful and limit states' rights
Who are the anti-federalists?
Three freedoms which are protected under the 1st Ammendment
Religion
Speech
Press
Petition
Assemble
This is a way for each branch to limit the power of the other branches.
What is checks and balances?
Name 3 things the government under the Articles of Confederation had NO power to do
What is collect taxes, regulate interstate commerce, enforce it's own laws, establish an army or navy
He was the author of the Connecticut Compromise who wanted a bicameral legislature with the Senate based on equal representation and a house based on population.
Who is Roger Sherman?
John Jay
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
The 8th Ammendment
Protects us against cruel and unusual punishment