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Article Naming
Lesson 1
Purposes for the Government
Lesson 2: People Naming
Vocab
100
Describes the legislative branch and its powers
What is Article I
100
13 of 13 states had to ratify to change the Articles of Confederation
What is the amount of states needed to ratify the Articles
100
to unite the states so they can act as a single nation, for the good of all
What is to "form a perfect union"
100
Roger Sherman
What is the name of the person who proposed the Great Compromise
100
Constitution
What is a detailed, written plan for a government
200
Describes the executive branch and its powers
What is Article II
200
Shay's Rebellion
What is the event that caused the Articles of Confederation to be reconstructed
200
To make sure that all citizens are treated equally
What is to “establish Justice”
200
George Washington
What is the name of the person who was put in charge of the convention
200
Concurrent Power
What is powers shared by the state and federal governments
300
Describes teh judicial branch and its powers
What is Article III
300
Articles of Confederation
What is the name of the first government built by the Continental Congress
300
To provide peace and order, keeping citizens and their property from harm
What is to “insure domestic Tranquility”
300
James Madison
What is the name of the person who proposed the Virginia Plan
300
Electoral College
What is a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
400
Describes how the Constitution can be changed
What is Article V
400
Ordinance of 1785
What is the plan for surveying western lands
400
To be ready militarily to protect the country and its citizens from attack
What is to “provide for the common [defense]”
400
William Paterson
What is the name of the person who proposed the New Jersey Plan
400
Bicameral
What is a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
500
Declares the Constitution the "Supreme Law of the Land"
What is Article VI
500
Northwest Ordinance
What is the ordinance officials used to model to organize governments for other new territories.
500
To guarantee the basic rights of all Americans, including future generations (posterity)
What is to “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”
500
The Delegates
What is the name of the person who proposed the 3/5 Compromise
500
Federalism
What is a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states