The Constitution
The ____________________ did not like the Constitution.
Anti-federalists
A person who represents a group of people
delegate
What are the Three Branches of Government
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
He had ideas that formed the basis of the United States Constitution
James Madison
The Constitutional Conventions was held in _________.
Philadelphia
The Anti-federalist wanted to add the _____________________________ to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
an agreement that is not exactly what either side wants but something both sides can agree on
compromise
What branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative Branch
He had ideas that formed the basis of the United States Constitution
George Mason
The Constitutional Convention was held in the summer of what year?
1787
The ________________liked the Constitution.
Federalists
a government run by representatives
republic
What branch of government decides if the laws have been broken?
Judicial branch
He led a rebellion against a state .
Daniel Shays
The last state approved or ratified the Constitution in ___________________.
1790
How many states needed to approve the Constitution to make it law?
9 out of the 13 states
goods that leave a country
goods that come into a country
Export
Import
What branch of government carries out the laws?
Executive branch
He made a speech and said “The older I grow, the more [likely] I am to doubt my own judgement and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.
Benjamin Franklin
A tax on goods coming into the country is called a _____________.
tariff
Many Americans wanted to protect their _______________ from the government.
freedom
another word for approve is
9 out of the 13 states had to _____________ or approve the constitution to become law.
ratify
The Legislative branch was Congress. The Great Compromise separated Congress into two groups. What are those two groups?
House of Representatives and the Senate
What state was the first to vote in favor of the Constitution?
Bonus: Which state was the ninth to vote in favor of the Constitution making it law?
Delaware (1st, 1787)
New Hampshire (9th, 1788)