the 4 guiding principles
The government getting their just powers from the consent of the people, separation of powers, federalism, and this were the four guiding principles of the constitution
limited government
new senators would be elected to a senate seat for this many years
6
this gentleman is recognized as the author of the ideas in the Virginia Plan
Edmund Randolph
the articles of Confederation required that this many votes (of states) agreed for approval if the articles needed to be ammended
13
this gentlemen is considered the father of the Constitution and credited with persuading Virginia to vote in favor of the new Constitution
james madison
having three branches of government, the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch is an example of this principle constitution
each state would have this many senators
2
The writers of the constitution instituted this system so one branch of government would not only be able to stop another from accumulating too much power. At the same time, each branch of government is unable to function without the other branches fulfilling their specific duties
checks and balances
the articles of confederation stated that only these governments had the right to collect taxes
state governments
both the national government and state governments have the power to collect taxes from citizens. This is an example of this guiding principle of the constitution
federalism
these citizens were in favor of ratifying the new constitution
federalists
Introduction to the Constitution is called
preamble
after the revolutionary war, the lawmaking bodies of the states came to be known as this. their jobs were to appoint judges and make laws
legislatures
judicial
two rights of the central government are running a postal service and printing money. These along with a limited number of other rights is an example of what guiding principle of the constitution
limited government
anti federalists felt that the new constitution should include this document guaranteeing certain rights to all Americans no matter what state they live in
Bill of Rights
the Virginia plan guaranteed the central government would have what kind of power in comparison to the state government
higher or supreme
the idea that the governemnt is not allowed to interfere with a person's religious beliefs was actually first cited in the articles of confederation as church and ________
state
this man represented NY a the constitutional Convention but did not side with the Anti-federalist when New York almost chose not to ratify the new Constitution
alexander hamilton
when people vote for a new President every 4 years, they are demonstrating this guiding principle of the central government
government gets their powers from the consent of the governed
this famous orator who we learned about during the Revolutionary War led the anti-federalist campaign in Virginia
Patrick Henry
This compromise stated that congress would be made up of a senate and a house of representatives
the great compromise
The new government would be that kind of democracy where representatives are elected to represent the voters of a state
representative democracy
This man devised the idea of two houses in congress- one whose representation was based on a state's population and the other whose representation was equal for each state
Roger Sherman