Easy
This was the 1st written plan for government in the US prior to Shays Rebellion
What is the Articles of Confederation
What is the 4th amendment
What was created at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution
This amendment was created in response to the quartering act implemented by the British during the American resolution
What is the thirds amendment
This document was created to protect the rights of the people through 10 changes to the Constitution
What is the bill of rights
What does ratify mean?
Ex: it was ratified in 1781
To approve/make official
This was created in order to make both the large states like Virginia and small states like New Jersey happy with their representation in congress
What is the great compromise
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To strengthen/fix the Articles of Confederation
This is how authors of the articles of confederation felt about a strong national government
These persuasive essays were written by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison to convince Americans to ratify the new constitution
What are the Federalist Papers
Name one weakness of the AOC?
No Army
No Courts
No Taxes
Double Jeopardy The first amendment protects these freedoms (name all 5 )
Freedom of ; Speech, religion, assembly, petition, Press
Why couldn't Daniel Shays pay his taxes?
He was a revolutionary war veteran that came home to no paycheck (because the government was broke and could not pay their soldiers)
This group demanded that a bill of rights be added to the constitution before they would vote to ratify the constitution
Who are the Anti Federalists?
Double Jeopardy: Congress checks the presidents power by doing this
What is confirming/approving the presidents appointments to the supreme court
This person helped create the constitution and supported it with the Federalist papers
Who is James Madison
This is one strength of the Articles of Confederation that allowed the country to add states to the united states
What is the Northwest Ordinance
These are the two constitutional principles that were added to the constitution to ensure the people that the government could control itself and not become to powerful
what is the separation of powers and checks and balances
Who is We the People
These both have helped solve disputes over representation in congress
What is the 3/5 compromise and the great compromise
What was the result of the Great Compromise ?
The creation of a two house congress; the house of representatives and the senate
This type of government is shown by the Requirement to have the states ratify/approve the constitution
what is federalism
What did the Anti-Federalists want included in the Constitution?
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of ...
this was to introduce the goals of the constitution
What is the Preamble of the constitution which introduces the constitution and its goals
Triple Threat : Name the three branches of government and their powers
Legislative : Create Laws
Judicial: Judge Laws
Executive : Enforces/Executes Laws