Early Government Structure
This idea states that the government's power comes from its citizens
What is Republicanism?
The privilege of purchasing something and paying the cost back over time.
This meeting was held in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787, to reform the national government.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This is the division of governmental power among the three branches of the U.S. government.
What is Separation of Powers?
This agreement determined that only three-fifths of the enslaved population would be counted for taxation and representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This is a plan for a government
What is a Constitution?
This uprising of Massachusetts farmers protested high taxes
What is Shays' Rebellion?
These were the representatives from each state who gathered at the Convention.
Who are delegates?
This branch of the U.S. government is led by Congress and is responsible for making laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This provision in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution stated the U.S. would not prohibit the international slave trade until 1808.
What is the Slave Importation Clause?
Having the right to self-rule or independent government is described by this term.
What is Sovereign?
This act was passed by the Massachusetts government, angering citizens and contributing to unrest.
What is the Riot Act?
This concept describes the support of a government where power is shared between the central government and states or provinces.
What is Federalism?
This system gives each branch of government the power to limit the power of the other two.
What are Checks and Balances?
This person supported the U.S. Constitution as it was written during the ratification process.
What is a Federalist?
This term describes a government where power is shared between a central national government and states or provinces.
What is Federal?
British manufacturers demanded to be paid in this form instead of goods, leading to financial struggles for colonists.
What is cash?
This concept states that state governments have certain powers the federal government cannot overrule.
What is Dual Sovereignty?
This group formally elects the U.S. president.
What is the Electoral College?
This person opposed the U.S. Constitution due to its emphasis on a strong national government.
What is an Anti-Federalist?
Unlike most states, this state had no governor under its initial government structure.
What is Pennsylvania?
Daniel Shays was the leader of this notable rebellion
What is Shays' Rebellion?
These three prominent figures did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
Who are Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Patrick Henry?
: This branch of the U.S. government includes the courts and legal system, led by the Supreme Court, and is responsible for interpreting the law.
What is the Judicial Branch?
$500: These first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution list guaranteed rights
What is the Bill of Rights?