vocabulary
branches of government
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Compromises
principles of the Constitution
100
Each side gives something up to make an agreement; no one is perfectly happy but everyone gets something
compromise
100
led by the president
Executive branch
100
True or False
It started during the Revolutionary War so it was important that the government could raise an army.
True
100
What words does the Preamble start the Constitution with?
We the people...
100
Large states thought representation in Congress should be based on ____.
population
100
One principle of the Constitution is that no one in the government can do whatever they want. What is this principle called?
limited government
200
We have a Senate and a House of Representatives so we have a(n) ____ legislature.
bicameral
200
makes laws
legislative branch
200
True or False
Because they needed an army, they made sure that they could pay salaries by raising money through taxes.
False
200
Where was the Constitutional Convention held in 1787?
Philadelphia
200
Small states thought each state should have equal representation. An idea that is seen in which branch of Congress? 
Senate
200
It was important to the Founding Fathers that no branch of government have too much power. They put in place ___ in order to stop one branch from becoming too powerful.
Checks and balances
300
when each branch of government can stop or limit the action of the other branches.
Checks and balances
300
bicameral legislature with the Senate and House of Representatives represent what branch
legislative branch
300
Only major success was this law.
Northwest Ordinance
300
John Locke's idea of _____ were an important principle of the Constitution. He said all people are entitled to "life, liberty and property"
natural rights
300
The bicameral legislature was an idea that solved representation issues. What was this compromise called?
Great Compromise
300
What do we call the principle that establishes the three branches each with a different role?
separation of powers
400
Type of government where representatives are elected.
republic
400
Supreme court
Judicial branch
400
This event proved that the Articles were not able to effectively govern the country.
Shays's Rebellion
400
Anti-Federalists like Jefferson thought that individual rights were not protected in the Constitution. He said we need to add a ___ in order to ratify it.
Bill of Rights
400
Slavery was a major concern of the convention. The Constitution allowed slavery for how many years before the issue would be taken up by Congress?
20
400
Events prior to the Revolution scared the Founders. They did not want the government to take advantage of people by not letting them speak their opinions or force people to house the soldiers. What was put in place to protect individual rights?
Bill of Rights
500
We have levels of government- federal and state where power is shared and divided.
federalism
500
two branches not part of the Articles of Confederation
executive branch and judicial branch
500
In order to become a state under the Northwest Ordinance, the territory had to have at least how many residents?
60,000
500
Over the years changes have been added to the Constitution. The first 10 are called the Bill of Rights. What are these changes called?
Amendments
500
The 3/5 Compromise said what about slaves in terms of representation in Congress.
5 slaves will be counted as 3 people.
500
What is the purpose of this cartoon?
To show the Articles of Confederation are weak.
To show why the Constitutional Convention was needed.