Inspirations for the Constitution
What was the fist written document to limit the power of the King of England?
Magna Carta
Where was all the power under the Articles of Confederation?
The States
Constitution
Compromise made to satisfy those who were saying the Constitution did not guarantee the protection of people's rights
They added a Bill of Rights
The Constitution contains no Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties like freedom of speech, trial by jury, and the right against searches and seizures.
Anti-federalist
The Enlightenment
How many branches of government were created under the Articles of Confederation? What branch was it?
One - Legislative
Daily Double!
A representative of a region sent to the Constitutional Convention
delegate
How many houses of Legislature did the Great Compromise create and what are they called?
2
Senate
House of Representatives
The Constitution forbids creating titles of nobility like “Duke” or “King,” so the government will always belong to the people.
Federalist
This philosopher's ideas were the main inspriration for Thomas Jefferson as he wrote the Declaration of Independece?
John Locke
How many states has to agree in order for a law to be passed? And how many needed to agree to amend/change the Articles?
9 of 13
13 of 13
Daily Double!
Proportional representation for a state means representation is based on ____________
Population
What was the compromise they came up with in how to determine slaves in a state's population?
For every 5 slaves, it counted as 3 people to your state's population.
The Constitution says federal laws are “the supreme law of the land,” so the federal government could just take complete control.
Antifederalist
The government gets its power from the people is known as what term?
Consent of the governed or popular sovereignty
What was the name of meeting that was held in order to fix the problems from the Articles of Confederation?
Constitutional Convention
Two houses
bicameral
When it came to banning the importation of slaves (the Slave Trade) what compromise was made?
The would ban it in 20 years,
A strong President is necessary to protect the country against foreign attack and make sure laws are carried out properly.
This list of rights in England limited the government's power by guaranteeing the right to a jury trial, the right to representation in government, and the right to free speech among other things.
English Bill of Rights
Name a power the National Government DID NOT have under the Articles of Confederation.
Power to tax
Coin money
regulate commerce between states
Power to raise an army
__________ powers are the specific list of powers that our national Congress has.
Enumerated
What compromise was made in terms of who would choose the president?
The United States is too large to have a central government. People won’t know their leaders and will lose control over the government.
Antifederalist