bill of rights
what was the bill of rights
the bill or rights was the first ten amendments added to th constitution
what is an ordinance
an authorative rule or law
what is the preamble
it is he very first part of the constitution and has the very important words we the people.
where was the consstitutional conventon
philedalpia pensilvania
what was shays rebellion
when farmers who came back from the war who could not pay taxes so they got thrown in jail
who wrote the bill of rights
James Madison
what delegate
a person designated to act for or represent
The constitution whould not be a thing if it wasnt for the great compromise true or false
true
whos idea was it to seperate the plan to divide congress into two houses
roger sherman
what did shays rebellion show
it showed that a stronger federal goverment was necesarry.
what was the first ammendment
freedom of religon
what is the legislative branch
the branch of goverment desighned to make laws
who proposed the great compromise
roger sherman
who created the virginia plan
edmund randolph
what year did problems start with the articles of confederation start
1786
how many origonal ammendments were there in the bill of rights
12
what is the executive branch
the president and has the power to veto laws
who origonaly wrote the constitution
james madison
who proposed the new jersey plan
william patterson
many farmers had been soliders in the war true or false
true
was it federalist that dissagreed or anti federalists
federalists
what is the judicial branch
the branch of goverment that is in charge of making sure laws are constitutional.
which state was last to agree to the constitution
rhode island
how many delegates were there at the constitutional convention
55
1787 was when the articles of confederation was made true or false
false