A Little of This and That
First attempt at a national government that had too many problems to work as needed.
Articles of Confederation
1787
1st amendment
Freedom of Speech, Press, Peaceable Assembly
The type of government that the framers of the Constitution created.
Federalism -- national and state levels of government.
First President of the United States
George Washington
The short explanation of the purpose of the Constitution that is at its beginning.
The Preamble
Location of Constitutional Convention
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4th Amendment
The right to protection from unreasonable searches and seizures
The dividing of powers among three main branches of government
Separation of powers
The nation's first capitol city.
New York
The Constitution can only be changed by these...
Amendments
Number of delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention and the number of states represented.
55 delegates, 12 states
6th amendment
The right to a speedy and public trial by jury
The first 10 amendments are called
The Bill of Rights
These people were not considered citizens of the United States when the Constitution was created.
Native Americans and
Enslaved Black people (who were only counted as 3/5 of a person)
Total number of Amendments to the Constitution.
27
Number of states needed to vote in favor of the Constitution for it to be ratified.
Nine
10th Amendment
Powers that are not outlined in the Constitution for the national government are given to the states
The Constitution incorporated this system of creating ways each branch can limit the power of the others.
Checks and balances
The biggest difference between the new U.S. form of government and the government of Great Britain.
The PEOPLE of the United States would make the laws.
The compromise that created a fair way to balance representation for both small and large states.
A two-house Congress. The Senate would have two representatives for each state. The House of Representatives would have representation based on state population. (The Connecticut Compromise)
The state that did not have any delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
Rhode Island
8th Amendment
No Excessive bail.
No cruel and unusual punishments.
The three branches of the new US government would be...
The Executive, Judicial and Legislative.
The Constitution was ratified on this date with the affirmative vote of this state
June 21, 1788
New Hampshire