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Events Leading to Constitutional Convention
Three Branches
Compromises
Clauses
The Constitution
100
This meeting was designed to try to come to an agreement with England. Americans did not want war, just for England to back off.
What is the First Continental Congress
100
The three branches
What are legislative, executive, and judicial
100
This was established by the 3/5 compromise
What is the practice of counting slaves as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of representation and taxation?
100
Explicitly granted powers in the Constitution
What are enumerated powers
100
This Article lays out the powers of the Supreme Court
What is Article III
200
This war costed England a large sum of money, so they started taxing America to pay for it
What is the French and Indian War
200
This branch enforces the law
What is the Executive Branch
200
This resolved the issue of how states would be represented in Congress
What is the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise
200
Article I Section IX, gives Congress broad power
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause
200
This is the view that the Constitution is flexible and open to interpretation
What is the Living Constitution view
300
This publication argued that the Colonies should try to gain independence from England, attempting to sway public opinion.
What is Common Sense by Thomas Paine
300
This branch has the power to override a veto
What is the legislative branch
300
This is what the 10th Amendment says
What is that the powers not specifically given to the federal government in the Constitution or forbidden by the Constitution are given to the states.
300
Clause that gave Congress the power to regulate trade among several states
What is the Commerce Clause
300
This type of person would think that the meaning of the Constitution is fixed, not open to interpretation
What is an Originalist
400
This document was the first attempt at government by the Colonies
What is the Articles of Confederation
400
This is a check on the legislative branch done by the judicial
What is judicial review
400
This clause counters the 10th Amendment, curbing state power
What is the Supremacy Clause
400
Part of Article II, use to justify presidential actions
What is the Executive Powers Clause
400
Number of ways a Constitution can be amended
What is two
500
This was the main idea of the Articles of Confederation
What is limited national government, strong state governments
500
This governmental check was established by Marbury v. Madison
What is judicial review
500
These 3 concepts helped create a balance between majority rule and minority rights
What are checks and balances, separation of powers, and federalism
500
This article lays out the formal method for amending the Constitution
What is Article V
500
The Bill of Rights protected this AGAINST this
What is individual rights against the federal government