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Vocab
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What did most state constitution contain?
What is a Bill of rights.
100
Name 3 delegates.
Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and James Madison.
100
What is the Preamble?
The opening section of the Constitution.
100
What does separation of powers mean?
The split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
100
A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses.
What is Bicameral
200
The rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" and be traced back to what document?
What is the Magna Carta.
200
Who did the Delegates choose to guide the convention?
George Washington.
200
What is the definition of the articles?
One of several main parts of the Constitution.
200
The powers directly granted to the national government are called what?
What is enumerated powers.
200
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice presiden
What is the Electoral College.
300
The Articles of Confederation created a what in which each state had one vote?
One-house legislature.
300
What are two key decisions that the delegates made?
Each state would have one vote, and seven votes would decide any issue.
300
What is the definition of amendments?
Any change in the Constitution.
300
Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states are called what?
What is reserved powers.
300
The branch of government that interprets laws
What is the Judicial branch.
400
Which ordinance set up a plan for surveying western lands?
What is the Ordinance of 1785
400
Which plan had a federal government just like ours?
What is the Virginia Plan.
400
What does article 1 outline?
The lawmaking powers of the Legislative branch.
400
Powers shared by the state and federal governments are called what?
What is concurrent powers.
400
The principal that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful.
What is limited government
500
Which ordinance set up a government for the Northwest Territory?
What is the Northwest Ordinance.
500
Which plan was based on the Articles of Confederation?
What is the New Jersey Plan.
500
What does article 3 set up?
The Judicial branch of government.
500
What are the 5 principles that support the Constitution?
What is popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism.
500
Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation.
What is the Great Compromise.