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100
A two house legislative branch, based off of population
What is the Virginia plan?
100
Preamble Articles Admendments
What are the three main parts of the Constitution?
100
The Bill of Rights
What are the first 10 amendments called?
100
The peoples right to rule
What is Popular Sovereignty?
100
a Federalist supports the constitution, an Anti-Federalist is against it
What is a Federalist and Anti-Federalist?
200
One house, each state gets one vote
What is the New Jersey plan?
200
The legislative branch and its powers
What is Article 1?
200
27
How many amendments are there?
200
The government can only do what we as people allow it to
What is Limited government?
200
Power given to only the Federal government
What is enumerated powers?
300
Two house legislative branch one is the senate one is house of representatives
What is The Great Compromise
300
The introduction of the Constitution
What is the preamble?
300
2/3 votes from both houses of Congress 3/4 states must ratify amendment
What is a Formal amendment?
300
Power separated by three branches
What is Separation of powers?
300
Powers only given to the state
What are Reserved powers?
400
New Jersey Plan
What is small population states liked
400
7
How many Articles are there?
400
When somebody in the government does something that is not stated in the Constitution
What is an informal Amendment?
400
Each branch has power to limit other branches
What is Checks and Balances?
400
Power given to both state and Federal government
What are Concurrent Powers
500
Every five slaves would count as three people
What is Three Fifths Copromise
500
Answers: Could not pass a law unless nine states agreed to it Any change to the articles, required all 13 states to agree Nobody to enforce, laws passed by congress Congress, did not have the power to tax the people
What is One weakness of the articles
500
National
when building the new government, would they give more power to the national or state government?
500
The power that is shared, between the state and federal government
What is Federalism
500
states that the Constitution, is the supreme law of the land
What is Supremacy clause