Let's Make A Deal!
This deal decided how enslaved people would be counted when determining representation in the House of Representatives.
Three-Fifths Compromise
It took _____ votes to pass legislation in the Confederation Congress.
Nine
Popular Sovereignty means the people of this nation hold supreme power.
How do the People exercise their power?
By voting in elections and choosing their representatives.
This branch of government makes the laws and approves treaties negotiated by the President.
Legislative Branch
(Congress)
Which group of patriots opposed the new Constitution because it did not include a Bill of Rights?
Anti-Federalists
This deal resolved a disagreement between large & small states by creating 2 chambers of Congress - the Senate and House of Representatives.
Great Compromise
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had no power to collect taxes, while the states were allowed to coin their own money.
Did this show strength or weakness in the central government?
Weakness
The Constitution prohibits the government from searching a home without a warrant.
Is this an example of Limited Government or Republicanism?
Limited Government
The leader of this branch is Commander in Chief of the military, appoints federal judges, and enforces the laws of the nation.
Executive Branch
(The President)
This group argued that a strong national government would be more stable than a league of friendship among the states?
Federalists
Smaller states objected to this large state's plan to base representation in Congress on population.
Virginia
(The Virginia Plan)
Delegates from all 13 states met at Philadelphia in 1787, to discuss revising the Articles of Confederation.
Why did they believe the Articles needed to be fixed?
The Articles of Confederation created a national government too weak to effectively manage the business of the nation, including national defense.
The Founding Fathers wanted to make sure power was balanced between the Executive & Legislative branches, so they put a check on the President's power to appoint Supreme Court justices. What is that check?
The Senate must approve all nominees to the Supreme Court.
This branch of government has sole authority to Declare War.
Legislative Branch
This group did not believe the Constitution did enough to protect states' rights.
Anti-Federalists
How many senators represent each state in the United States Senate?
Two
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had one vote in Congress.
What disagreement emerged from this arrangement.
The states with larger populations believed they should have greater representation in Congress. Smaller states believed each state should be represented equally.
This constitutional principle ensures that the people are governed by both national and state governments.
Federalism
This branch of government interprets laws of congress and has the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.
Judicial Branch
(Supreme Court)
Which Virginian would have been more likely to argue that Separation of Powers & Federalism would be a double security against government abuse - James Madison or Patrick Henry
James Madison
Which compromise increased the political influence of the southern states? How?
Three-Fifths Compromise, because counting a portion of slaves resulted in increased representation in Congress.
The authors of the Articles of Confederation feared a strong central government would abuse its power and ignore states' rights.
What did they do to guard against these fears?
They intentionally made the national government very weak. The states retained their sovereignty.
The national government is divided into three branches: Legislative, Executive & Judicial. Why did the Founding Fathers separate the powers of government?
The Founding Fathers were attempting to prevent any one individual or group of individuals from seizing absolute power for themselves.
"King George III has refused his Assent to Laws...necessary for the public good." - Declaration of Independence
To keep the new President from becoming a tyrant like George III, what can Congress do to a presidential VETO?
Congress can OVERRIDE a VETO with a 2/3 vote in each chamber.
These three men wrote the Federalist Papers to encourage the states to ratify the Constitution.
(Name all three!)
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & John Jay