The Road to the Constitution
This meeting, held in Philadelphia in 1787, was called to revise the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This plan proposed that every five enslaved persons would count as three free persons.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
These are the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
This is the idea that power lies with the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Article II of the Constitution deals with this branch of government, whose duties include dealing with leaders of other countries.
What is the Executive Branch of Government?
He was the man who delegates unanimously agreed should preside over the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
This was a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
What is the Electoral College?
This part of the Constitution deals with the legislative branch.
This system keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What are Checks & Balances?
The judicial branch of government, headed by the Supreme Court, is discussed in this article of the Constitution.
What is Article III?
This famous diplomat, writer, inventor and scientist, who attended the convention, can be seen today on the hundred dollar bill.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This group objected to the new Constitution's lack of a bill of rights.
In this form of government, power is divided between the national government and the states.
What is Federalism?
These powers are shared by both the state and the federal governments.
What are Concurrent Powers?
The Great Compromise combined elements of these two plans.
What are the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
This man known for his quote, "Give me liberty, or give me death!", opposed the Constitutional Convention and was not in attendance, even though he was elected as a delegate.
Who is Patrick Henry?
This called for Congress to have both a Senate and a House of Representatives.
What is the Great Compromise?
The six purposes of the government are stated in this part of the Constitution. There is a catchy tune to help with this one.
What is the Preamble of the Constitution?
According to this rule, the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.
What is the Rule of Law?
Congress is made up of two parts. One part is the Senate, and the other part is this.
What is the House of Representatives?
This state opposed a stronger central government and chose not to attend the Constitutional Convention. It is also the smallest state of the US.
What is Rhode Island?
Who is Roger Sherman?
This refers to those powers given to state governments, but not to the national government.
What are Reserved Powers?
The main purpose of this branch of government is to make laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?