A Loose Confederation
This was the first national constitution of America.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
He was a 36-year-old man from Virginia. His keen intelligence and his ideas about how to structure a democratic government strongly influenced others. He is often called the ‘Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
The founding fathers used this republic as an example for their ideal government. They saw independence and public service as inspirational virtues that citizens possesed.
What is the Roman Republic?
Supporters of the Constitution, supporting a strong federal government, called themselves this. These supporters believed that the constitution would give the national government the authority it needed to function effectively while protecting the Americans' rights.
What are the Federalists?
What is the Preamble of the Constitution?
What is the opening statement?
This man led approximately 1,000 Massachusetts farmers to attack courthouses in order to prevent the seizures of their farms. This event is now known as the Shay's Rebellion
Who is Daniel Shays?
At age 81, this man was the oldest of the delegates present at the Constitutional Convention.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
King John signed this in 1215. It contained two ideas that helped shape the British and the American governments. It stated that monarchs had to follow the law too. It also stated the English nobles had certain rights (extended to other classes later). These rights included rights to private property and the right to a trial by jury.
What is the Magna Carta?
The Federalist Papers, written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and this man, explained and defended the Constitution. The Federalist Papers influenced the Americans to adopt the Constitution.
Who is John Jay?
The main body of the Constitution is divided into this many Articles.
What is Seven?
This set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory. It called for the territory to be surveyed and split into townships. Each township would be divided into 36 sections of 1 sq. mile.
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
James Madison and this man proposed the Virginia Plan, which called for a strong national government with three branches. According to the Virginia Plan, the legislature would consist of two houses. Seats were given based on population.
Who is Edmund Randolph?
This man published Two Treatises of Government. In it, he stated that all people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property. He also suggested that government is an agreement between the ruler and the ruled. His ideas were influential to the framers of the Constitution. They wanted to protect people’s natural rights and limit government.
Who is John Locke?
In Massachusetts, the old Patriots Samuel Adams and this man did not support the constitution. Finally, the two men suggested that a Bill of Rights be added on the the Constitution. *He was president of the 2nd Continental Congress form May 24, 1775 – October 31, 1777.*
Who is John Hancock?
The government gets it’s authority from the people. This principle states that the people have the right to alter and have control over their government.
What is popular sovereignty?
This set up a government for the Northwest Territory. It guaranteed basic rights to settlers and outlawed slavery. It provided a way to admit new states to the union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This man, from Connecticut, came up with the Great Compromise in hopes that both the small and the large states would reach an agreement.
Who is Roger Sherman?
This is the idea that no person can be held in prison without first being brought forth in front of a judge. The government must justify the person's detention.
What is habeus corpus?
This federalist argued against Patrick Henry and the antifederalists in the Virginia ratification debate. He was soft-spoken, but argued in a clear, patient, and down to the point manner.
Who is James Madison?
List the six goals of the Constitution.
What are: To Form a More Perfect Union, to Establish Justice, to Ensure Domestic Tranquility, to Provide for the Common Defense, to Promote the General Welfare, and to Secure the Blessings of Liberty.
Every state but this one had a governor to execute laws when the states wrote their constitutions.
What is Pennsylvania?
This man proposed the New Jersey Plan. The New Jersey Plan called for three branches of government as well. Unlike the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey plan called for one house in which each state got one vote.
Who was William Patterson?
In his book, The Spirit of the Laws, this man highlighted the importance of the rule of law. He said that the powers of government should be clearly defined and divided up. He was the one who suggested that government should be divided into three parts: Executive, Legislative, judicial. The idea of separation of powers came to be because of this man.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
On December 8, 1787, which state led the way by being the first to ratify the Constitution?
What is Delaware?
List the Seven Principles of the Constitution
What are: Popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, republicanism, and individual rights.