The document that would be ratified on September 17, 1787 and became our long lasting document for government
What is the Constitution
100
A two house legislature is also known as this
What is bicameral
100
Set up in the Constitution to give each branch of government their own distinct powers
What is Separation of Powers
100
The process to change the Constitution
What is the amendment process
200
The Fundamental Values of the Constitution are outlined in this opening section of the Document
What is the Preamble
200
The part of the Constitution that provides Congress with the power to make all laws that are necessary and proper to the nation is also known as this
What is the Elastic Clause
200
Constitutional provision that gives Congress the ability to regulate trade
What is Commerce Clause
200
The group who supported the Constitution as written for its strong central government
Who are the Federalists
300
Representation Plan at the Constitutional Convention that gave power of the new legislature based on population
What is the Virginia Plan
300
Debate over how representation should be determined for the House of Representatives eventually became this as it was decided how slaves should be counted towards that population
What is the 3/5 Compromise
300
The process of approving the Constitution
What is ratification
300
The group who opposed the Constitution as written
Who are the Anti-Federalists
400
Representation plan at the Constitutional Convention that split power in the new legislature equally
What is the New Jersey Plan
400
This was the system established for selecting the President in which a group a people, equal to a State's Representatives and Senators in Congress, would cast their votes for President and the Vice President
What is the Electoral College
400
The 9th State to ratify the Constitution
What is New Hampshire
400
Was added to the Constitution to have all states support the new document
What is the Bill of Rights
500
The plan that created a two house national legislature based on representation in one and equal for each state in the other
What is the Great Compromise
500
Set up in the Constitution to allow each branch of government to have certain powers that would control the powers of the other branches
What is checks and balances
500
A series of articles that spoke in favor of the Constitution