Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation lacked this power to raise funds.
What is the power to tax?
This was the original purpose of the Philadelphia Convention.
What is to revise the Articles of Confederation?
This branch is focused on passing laws.
What is the Legislative branch?
This amendment protects the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and to petition.
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Power lied mostly here under the Articles of Confederation.
What are with the states?
This person presided over the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
The Judiciary branch has this power in the law making process.
What is Judicial Review/declare laws unconstitutional?
This group demanded there be a Bill of Rights in order for them to ratify the Constitution.
What are the Anti-Federalists?
An addition to the Constitution is known as this.
What is an amendment?
This event in 1786 exposed the weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
The Federalists titled these 85 essays this in an attempt to gather support for the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Congress is made up of these two chambers.
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This amendment protects the right to not incriminate yourself, and prevents double Jeopardy?
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get in Congress?
What is 1 vote?
This compromise settles how slaves would count towards representation.
What is the three-fifths compromise?
This article outlines the relationship between states and the national government.
What is the fourth article?
This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy & fair trial, a jury of your peers, and a lawyer.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
The phrase "We the People" expresses the idea about who holds the authority.
What are the people/citizens?
This major land law of 1787 established a process for territories to become states.
What is the Northwest Land Ordinance?
This compromise created a bicameral legislature with one chamber based on population, and one with equal representation for the states.
What is the Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise?
Article 6 of the Constitution is about this clause.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This amendment states that powers not given to the federal government are given to the states or to the people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
This is a check the executive branch can perform on the legislative branch.
What is veto a law?