Early Confederation
Shay's Rebellion grew out of discontent for this.
What are taxes?
The legislative branch makes these.
What are laws?
What is the Preamble?
An attempt to persuade the states to ratify the constitution.
What are the Federalists' Papers?
A count of the population?
What is a census?
The purpose of the Constitutional Convention
What is revise the Articles of Confederation?
The Executive Branch does this?
What is enforce the laws?
Secrecy was paramount throughout this meeting.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison
What are Federalists?
Charge on imported goods.
What is a tariff?
Organized western land sales.
What is the the NorthWest Ordinance of 1785?
System to elect a president.
What is the Electoral College?
Guarantees that were added to the Constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
Keeps each branch from going beyond its powers.
What are checks and balances?
Freedom to stockpile goods temporarily at a foreign location.
Section of land six miles square.
What is a township?
The Judicial Branch does this?
What is interpret the laws?
City and building delegates meet to devise a new constitution.
What is Philadelphia at Independence Hall?
Patrick Henry was this.
What is an anti-Federalists?
Giving formal approval to certain documents.
What is ratification/ratify?
Contained the means of adding new states to the Union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Type of government created by the Constitution.
What is a Republic?
Chairman of the Constitutional Convention.
Who was George Washington?
No branch of government has too much power.
What is separation of powers?
The right to vote.
What is suffrage?