The Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Quartering Act, the Impartial Administration of Justice Act, and the Quebec Act ...
What is Coercive Acts?
Idea to have 3 branches of government. Hint: 2 answers
What is Montesquieu and Virginia Plan?
Delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss response to the Coercive Acts ...
What is First Continental Congress?
A system of government where power is divided between national and state.
What is Federalism?
Identify each branch of government and respective main function.
What is legislative and make laws, executive and enforce laws, & judicial and interpret laws!
Explain Amendments 1-5?
What is great job!
A tax on an imported good ...
What is duty?
A document was created to declare the colonists should have liberty ...
What is Declaration of Independence?
Supporter of new constitution.
What is Federalists?
Special duty of the Senate.
What is confirm presidential appointments?
A government comprised of a group of states.
What is confederation?
People who represented the colonies ...
What is delegates/colonial leaders?
Only a segment of the enslaved population would count for representation in Congress.
What is Three-Fifths Compromise?
Identify all 7 articles of the US Constitution.
What is 1. Legislative Branch, 2. Executive Branch, 3. Judicial Branch, 4. Relationship Between State and Federal Gov, 5. Amendment Process, 6. Supremacy Clause, and 7. Ratification?
Explain amendments 6-10.
What is great job!
The first constitution in the United States to unify state governments for common good.
What is Articles of Confederation?
Idea to keep the Articles of Confederation with some tweaking.
What is New Jersey?
Congress consisting of two parts.
What is bicameral?
Identify all sections of the Declaration of Independence.
What is Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, Grievances, Resolution of Independence, and Ratification?
Opposes new constitution.
What is Anti-Federalist?
Daniel Shays led an armed revolt against the federal government. This proved a need for ...
What is strong central government?
"In the Senate, each state would have two members ... In the House, the number of seats for each state would reflect the state's population."
What is Great Compromise?
Meetings that led to adoption of new constitution.
What is Constitutional Convention?
Ms. O'Connor's version of "state of nature."
What is GTA, baby!
The delegates needed to decide if they wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain or completely split ...
What is Second Continental Congress?