Bill of Rights
1st amendment
first Constitution of the u.s., created the first rules of the government for the United States
Articles of Confederation
First 10 amendments of the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Roger Sherman
Power to tax
Shared/Concurrent
The right to bear arms
2nd amendment
The articles of confederation gave more power to the....
states
Federalists
Farmer that formed a rebellion due to the high taxes in Massachusetts
Daniel Shays
Power to declare war
delegated
What did the 4th amendment protect against
Unreasonable search and seizure
Alliance of states that allow them to work together for mutual benefit
confederation
Group that demanded the Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution
Voting system established in the United States for the presidential election
Electoral College
Power to create marriage laws
reserved
the 8th amendment states what?
no excessive bail
No cruel and unusual punishment
Government in which the citizens rule through elected representatives
republic
Explain the significance of the 3 branches of the government
Legislative--> create legislation , Executive--> carry out the laws, Judicial--> interpret the laws
Give an example of a check and balance
answers may vary
Power to coin money
delegated power
State the importance of the Bill of Rights and who supported them.
protections of the government lead to the ratification of the Constitution.
Anti federalists supported the Constitution
Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
1 branch (no executive or judicial), too much power to the states, too little power to national government, national government could not tax, etc.
Define federalism
Dividing the power between the national government and the state governments
Describe what the Great Compromise created as far as the legislative branch goes
house of reps- population
Senate-2 per state
Name 2 reserved powers, 2 delegated powers, and 2 concurrent/shared powers
Reserved: education laws and driving law
concurrent- tax, borrow money
Delegated Powers: post office, create maintain a military, regulate interstate/foreign trade