Lesson 1
New Hampshire became the first colony to organize as a state. Leaders wrote this document in 1776.
What is the constitution?
This state is the only state that did not take part in fixing the Articles of Confederation.
What is Rhode Island?
To vote approval of
What is Ratify?
It is the highest authority in the nation. It is the basic law of the United States. The powers of the three branches of the federal government come from it.
What is the Constitution?
the idea that power lies with the people
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This list guaranteed the basic freedoms and legal protections that the state’s citizens would enjoy.
What is a Bill of Rights?
At age 81, he was the oldest delegate.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
An executive branch, or law-enforcing part of government headed by a president and vice president. It explains how these leaders are to be elected and how they can be removed from office.
What is Article ll?
A statement about popular sovereignty. It says that governments should draw their powers “from the consent of the governed.”
What is The Declaration of Independence?
Officials later used the ordinance as a model to organize governments for other new territories.
What is The Northwest Ordinance?
The delegates choose this guy to run the convention in 1787.
Who is George Washington?
Meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of a new Constitution
What is Constitutional Convention?
There are 27 of them. The first 10 amendments make up the Bill of Rights.
What is the Amendments?
Under the Constitution, the U.S. government is also limited by this
What is The Rule of Law?
Shays led about 1,200 protesters, including a number of free African Americans, in an attack on a federal arsenal that held weapons.
What is Shays Rebellion?
This plan had a federal government much like ours. It had a president, courts, and a congress with two houses. State population would decide how many representatives were in each house. Larger states would have more votes than smaller states.
What is The Virginia Plan?
To make sure of; to guarantee
What is Ensure?
The Constitution gives Congress the power to “make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper” to carry out its duties.
What is called “the necessary and proper clause"?
powers granted directly to the national government by the Constitution; another name for expressed powers
What is enumerated powers?
In 1787 representatives, called delegates, from 12 of the states attended a meeting in Philadelphia. Their plan was to revise, or change, this
What is Articles of Confederation?
The Federalists at last agreed with the Anti-Federalists that this would have to be added
What is a Bill of Rights?
Powers shared by the state and federal governments
What is concurrent powers?
the opening section of the Constitution
What is the Preamble?
The five major principles of government are these.
What is