Before the Constitution!
The Articles of Confederation were purposefully made weak because the colonists were afraid that this government would become too...
What is powerful or big?
This was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention.
What is to "fix or revise the Article of Confederation?
These documents (articles) established the first real government of the United States of America!
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The constitution has this many "articles" or sections.
What is 7?
This is the name of the first 10 amendments of the constitution.
What is the "Bill of Rights"?
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was so weak that each state was making their own _______________. Since every state had their own, it became worthless.
What is money?
The 3/5ths compromise said that these people would be counted as 3/5ths of a person.
Who are slaves in the south?
This is the name given to the people that were against the Constitution of the United States.
Who are the "Anti-Federalists"?
The president serves a term of this many years.
What is 4 year terms?
The 2nd amendment says that we have the right to "keep and bear arms". What does this mean?
What is "to own a gun"?
This was the main reason that the government under the Articles of Confederation didn't have any money to pay for the war debt, and pay the soldiers who had fought in the American revolution.
What is, they couldn't tax the people!
At the Constitutional Convention, they decided that the president would be elected by this group of people.
Who are the "Electoral College"?
This is the name given to the people that wanted the Constitution.
Who are the "Federalists"?
This is the name of the branch of government where the congress serves.
What is the "Legislative" branch?
The police come to your house to look for stolen property. They need to have a ___________ to come in and search your house.
What is a "warrant"?
This "rebellion" caused the people to realize that the Articles of Confederation were just too weak and needed to be fixed.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention agreed that this many states needed to ratify the constitution before it became the "Law of the Land".
What is 9 states?
This word means to accept, okay, or approve the Constitution.
What is "Ratify?
This branch of government is the only one that can declare war against another country.
What is the "Legislative" branch (Congress)?
How many are "12"?
This was the first thing that the delegates meeting at the Constitutional Convention did when they met to write the constitution.
What is make George Washington the president of the convention?
Double Jeopardy!
This is the reason the "Anti-Federalists" were against the constitution.
What is "They felt that the constitution gave the federal government to much power"?
A type of government where the people vote for or elect "representatives" to represent them in the government.
What is "Republicanism"?
The congress of the United States is broken up into 2 sections called the...
What are the "Senate" and the "House of Representatives"?
This amendment says that you have "freedom of speech, or of the press, and of religion.
What is the 1st amendment?