Lesson 1
Includes the individual rights to life, liberty, and happiness .
What is the Bill of rights?
This took place in Independence hall
Where did the first constitutional convention take place?
The Introduction to the constitution
What was the Preamble?
popular sovereignty ,limited government and the rule of law ,separation of powers ,checks and balances ,federalism
What are the five basic principles of the government?
a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
What is a Bicameral legislature?
A plan for surveying western lands
What was the Ordinance of 1785?
In the senate, each state would have two members,the number of seats for each state would reflect the state’s population
What was the great Compromise?
This states the powers and responsibilities of each government branch
What were the seven articles?
These people firmly believed that the government should be strong,but not to strong.
Who were the Framers?
agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
What was the great compromise?
1,200 protester attacked a federal arsenal
What was Shay's rebellion?
Slaves count towards the population
What was the 3/5ths compromise?
There are 27 of them
What were the amendments?
The Framers ideas were influenced by this French thinker
Who was Baron de Montesquieu?
to take on or accept a role or responsibility
What does assume mean?
This was passed on 1787
When was the second Ordinance passed?
State population would decide how many representatives were in each house. Larger states would have more votes than smaller states.
What was the Virginia plan?
Following the constitution word for word
What is a tight interpretation?
The powers directly granted to the national government
What are the enumerated powers?
the principal that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful; a government that can do only what the people allow it to do
What is Limited government?
Congress could not pass a law unless nine states voted for it, and to attempt to change, the articles needed all 13 states to agree.
What were the two main weaknesses of the articles.
Each state would have one vote. But Congress could set taxes and regulate, or control, trade.
What was the New Jersey plan?
This is adaptable, and has lasted for over 200 years
What is the Constitution?
Powers that both levels of the government carry out
What are concurrent powers?
a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
Checks and balances