Articles
Vocab
Branches
And federalists
Confederation and constitution
Convention
100

What are the first three articles in order

What are the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches
100

A group of individuals or state government

what is a confederation 

100

The executive branch consists of 

What is the president, vice president and cabinet

100

What are the 3 major weaknessess of the articles of confederation 

What is Lack of power and money, rules to rigid, lack of central power

100

What year did the constitutional convention occur

What is 1787

200

Which article spells out congresses powers

What is article 1

200

Constitution 

What is a detailed written plan for gov

200

What is the purpose of checks and balances 

What is keeping the branches even

200

What was the first goal of the constitution 

What is forming a more perfect union

200

Why were the meetings private

What is being able to speak freely

300

The supremacy clause states that no-one is 

What is being above the law

300

Bicameral 

A legislature consisting of 2 parts or houses

300

Federalist

what is a supporter of the constitution 

300

The articles didn’t allow gov to coin or borrow money

What is false

300

What people attended the convention

what are people with political experience 

400

Article 5 shows the two ways of 

What is formally amending the constitution 

400

Articles of confederation 

What is the first constitution of the us

400

Federalist papers

A series of essays written to defend the constitution

400

An amendment becomes a part of the constitution when

What is being ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures 

400

Why did each state get 1 vote no matter the delegates

what is reaching a simple majority

500

The vice president becoming president is an 

What is an informal amendment

500

Ratify

To vote for approval of

500

Anti-Federalists

what is thinking that the constitution needed a bill of rights 

500
powers held by the state and federal gov is called


What is a concurrent power

500

Why did 7 votes pass a measure

What is the fairest way to pass a measure