Foundations of Government
A written set of fundamental laws that outlines how a government is structured and operate
The first governing document of the United States, ratified in 1781
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution established this system for the election of the President / Vice-President
What is the Electoral College?
The first president of the United States
Who was George Washington?
The phrase used in the Constitution’s preamble that emphasizes popular sovereignty
What is "We the People"?
One major weakness of the Articles of Confederation:
What is:
-interstate conflict
-no standing army
-no national currency
-no federal taxes
-can't enforce federal law
These are the first 10 amendments protecting individual rights
What is the Bill of Rights?
As the result of the Compromise of 1790, the federal capital was built here
What is Washington, D.C.?
The principle that power should be divided among legislative, executive, and judicial branches
What is 'separation of powers'?
The wartime 'government' that created the Articles of Confederation
What was the Second Continental Congress?
This clause counted enslaved people as a fraction of a person for representation and taxation
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise / Clause?
These two cabinet members disagreed on the creation of a national bank and the location of the capital
Who were Hamilton and Jefferson?
A public debate between these two factions emerged during the ratification of the Constitution
Who were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
Under the Articles, each state had this many votes in Congress regardless of size
What is one?
The First Amendment
What are civil liberties / freedoms?
These two political parties emerged during Washington's presidency
Who were the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans?
What does the Congressional Method require to make amendments to the Constitution?
2/3 vote in House of Rep. and Senate
3/4 of states ratify
The meeting where delegates gathered to revise the Articles but ended up creating a new Constitution
What was the Constitutional Convention?
These articles of the Constitution establish the legislative, executive, and judicial branches respectively.
Articles I, II, and III
Washington's policy of avoiding involvement in European conflicts
What is neutrality?