Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was written by this future President
Who is James Madison?
The father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
One of the biggest weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was its inability to collect this item.
What are taxes?
The power of the government comes from the people
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This group did not favor the new Constitution because it did not include states or individual rights
What are Anti-Federalists
The year the Bill of Rights was officially added to the Constitution.
What is 1789?
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
This common practice was not allowed in the Northwest territory.
What is slavery?
The right to vote
What is Republicanism?
Anti-Federalist would only support the Constitution with the ratification of this document.
What are the Bill of Rights?
This Amendment was created in direct opposition of the Quartering Act.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
A plan favored by small states with the desire for equal representation
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This event in Massachusetts exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and showed that revisions needed to be made.
What is Shays Rebellion
You can find individual rights in this portion of the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison were all authors of this.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This Amendment protects the rights of individuals in a criminal trial.
What is the 6th Amendment?
Proposed a bicameral legislature with one house based on population and the other house based on equal representation
This described how newly settled land in the Northwest could apply to be a territory and a state.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
He first introduces the ideas of Checks and Balance/Separation of Powers.
Who is Charles de Montesquieu?
"Our country is too large to have all affairs directed by a single government"
What is an Anti-Federalist?
You are accused of committing a crime and are found not guilty. The court finds new evidence after your trial which proves that you are guilty, but this amendment protects you from being prosecuted again.
What is the 5th Amendment?
The two Amendments added to the Constitution which directly addressed grievances stated in the Declaration of Independence
What are the 3rd and 6th Amendments?
A strength of the Articles of Confederation which outlined the pattern of land division in the "Old Northwest"
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
What are Separation of Powers? (or) What are Checks and Balances?
"A president, chosen by an electoral college with broadly stated powers, who can serve for an unlimited time, looks too much like a monarch"
What is an Anti-Federalist?