Lesson 1
The Bill of Rights
What is the Bill of Rights?
American ideals of individual rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
The Three-Fifths Compromise
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The Three-Fifths Compromise was that enslaved people would count as three-fifths of free people
The Parts of the Constitution
What were The Parts of the Constitution?
The Preamble, The Articles, and The Amendments
Reserved power example
What is an example of Reserved power?
An example is setting up schools
Assign
What is Assign?
Assign - To give a task
The Articles of Confederation
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles of Confederation document became the first constitution of the United States of America.
The Electoral Collage
What did the Electoral Collage do?
The Electoral College was to select the president and vice president
Articles I, II, III
What were the first three Articles?
Outlines of the Legislative branch, Executive branch , and Judicial branch
What are Checks and Balances?
Checks and Balances is each branch is given a power to check or limit the other two branches
Constitution
What is the Constitution?
Constitution - A detailed, written plan for the government
The first Ordinance
What was the first Ordinance?
The first ordinance was the Ordinance of 1785
The Anti-Federalist
Who were the Anti-federalist?
The Anti-Federalist were people who were against the new constitution.
Strict Interpretation
What is Strict Interpretation?
Strict Interpretation is the supreme court follows the constitution word for word
Supremacy Clause
what is the Supremacy Clause?
The Supremacy Clause states the constitution and laws by the federal government shall be the supreme law of the land
Assume
What does Assume mean?
Assume - To take or accept a role or responsibility
The Weaknesses of the Articles
What were the Weaknesses of the Articles?
The weaknesses were
Could not pass a law unless nine states voted for it
Any amendments to the Articles required all 13 states to agree
The federal government could pass laws but no one could enforce them
Congress did not have the power to tax
The New Jersey Plan
What was the New Jersey Plan?
The New Jersey Plan was that one house legislative branch each state gets one vote, keep the Articles of Confederation, and congress could set taxes and regulate, or control, trade.
Two types of Amendments
What are the two types of Amendments?
The two types of Amendments are Formal and Informal
Three Types of Power
What are the three types of power
Enumerated/Expressed Powers, Reserved Power, and Concurrent Power
Constitution convention
What is a Constitution convention?
Constitution convention - meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adaption of a new constitution
Shay's Rebellion
What was Shay's Rebellion?
Shays Rebellion was farmers who did not want to lose their farms because of debt caused by heavy state taxes
Rules for the convention
What were the rules for the convention?
The rules were that each state gets one vote, Majority vote or seven wins, and what is said inside the room stays inside the room
The Formal process
What are the two Formal process?
Two-thirds of both houses of Congress or Two-thirds of the states governments
Three quarters of the state must ratify it in order for it to become an Amendment
The Five Principles
What are the five principles?
Popular sovereignty, Limited government and the rule of law, Separation of powers, Checks and balances, Federalism
Bicameral
What does Bicameral mean?
Bicameral - A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses