Articles of Confederation
When was the Articles of Confederation signed?
1781
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Philadelphia
What is Article 1 of the Constitution about?
Congress and it's powers
What is the definition of Limited Government?
The governments powers should be limited
What does Article 3 of the Constitution say?
Describes the Judicial branch of government
How many votes were needed to pass laws?
9
What did the Virginia Plan want in government?
1. Bicameral Congress
2. Population based votes for states
What is the Full Faith & Credit Clause about?
Relationships between states
What does the Rule of Law state?
No one is above the law
What is checks and balances?
Separate parts of the government, making sure they are not too powerful
What gives Americans the right to move past the Appalachian Mountains and create new territories?
Land Ordinance Act
What did the New Jersey Plan want in government?
1. Equal voting among states
2. States Rights
What is Article 7 of the Constitution about?
Ratification of the Constitution
What is a faction
A group or party that is self-seeking
Popular Sovereignty gives the right to the _________ to rule.
The People
What act banned slavery in Northwest areas?
The House of Representatives is based on ________ for states.
Population
What does the Supremacy Clause say?
Constitution is the supreme law of the land
Enumerated powers are given by......
The Constitution
What is a Federalist
Someone who supported the Constitution
What branch of government does the Articles of Confederation not have?
Executive Branch
The Senate is based on _________ for states.
Equality
Recite the Preamble.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
What can the U.S. government do with enumerated powers?
What is a Anti-Federalist
Someone who opposed the Constitution