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Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
Constitution
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Final Jeopardy!
100
What is the only branch that exists according to the A.O.C.?
What is Legislative Branch (Confederation Congress)
100
- President of the Constitutional Convention - "Father of the Constitution"
George Washington James Madison
100
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When the citizens first read the Constitution, why were so many shocked?
Thought they were just going to revise the Articles of Confederation
100
About how long did it take for the states to ratify the Constitution after it was written in Philadelphia
2 years
100
- Writer of the VA Plan - Writer of the NJ Plan - Writer of the Great Compromise - Writer of the 3/5ths Compromise
- Edmund Randolph (VA) - William Patterson (NJ) - Roger Sherman (Great Comp.) - James Wilson (3/5ths)
200
Since the states decided the value of currency, what problem eventually happened due to a rise in costs of goods?
What is inflation
200
The deciding factor as to why some states who questioned the Constitution finally agreed to it
Promising to make a Bill of Rights
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The term given to the people being the ultimate authority according to Constitution
Popular Sovereignty
200
Why were the proponents of the Constitution not for writing a Bill of Rights
Thought they were already implied
300
Britain decides to tax their goods for trade. What could the Confederation Congress decide to do?
Nothing (No power to tax; only individual states)
300
- Southern states 2 positions on slavery - Final result?
- Counted towards the population for representation - Not counted for taxes - 3/5ths Compromise
300
People who supported the ratification of the Constitution were called ________
Federalists
300
Marbury v. Madison established this
Judicial Review
400
Name any 3 powers given to the state government
- Print money - Determine trade laws within the country and other states - Raise an army - Form court system - Establish a currency system
400
Summarize the VA and NJ Plans
- VA Plan: 2-House legislature who both representation based on population - NJ Plan: 1-House legislature with equal amount of representatives for every state regardless of population
400
- Difference between separation of powers and checks and balances - Ultimate power belongs to the people
- Separation of powers generally refers to the three branches and checks and balances is that no branch is more powerful than the other - Popular sovereignty
400
Under the Articles of Confederation, the Confederation Congress only had ____ vote(s) per state, regardless of the state's population
1 population
500
List one power of the Confederation Congress
- Declare War - Treaties with other nations
500
- Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
Ben Franklin
500
- Opening statement of the Constitution - Articles I - VII in order
- Preamble I- Leg. Branch II- Exec. Branch III- Jud. Branch IV- Relations between states V- How to amend VI- National debt, oath of office, fed. law is supreme VII- Cons. ratified
500
How did opponents of the Constitution feel about terms and the powers of the government officials? How did proponents respond to this concern?
Thought they were too strong a dictator-like The people elect them to office