Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was our first __________________________.
Constitution
This conventional compromise created a two-house Congress
Great Compromise
This word means to vote to approve something
Ratify
This is the purpose of the Executive Branch.
To Enforce Laws.
This means "the people rule"
Popular Sovereignty
Under the AoC, most power was given to ___________________________.
States
This house of congress uses a state's population to determine how many members that state gets
House of Representatives
To calm the fears of the Anti-federalists, these first ten amendments were added to the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
This is the current salary of the President.
$400,000/year with $100,000 additional per year for expenses.
This process is the Executive Branch's check on the Legislative Branch.
Veto
This was the only branch of government created by the Articles
Legislative Branch
This house of congress has two members from each state
Senate
To convince reluctant states to ratify the Constitution, Federalists wrote this series of persuasive essays
The Federalist Papers
If the president and the vice-president can no longer serve, who takes over the presidency?
The Speaker of the House.
Because the Supreme Court can reject laws created by congress and signed by the president, Judicial Review is part of this system
Checks and balances
This ordinance was successful in creating a system to turn new territories into states
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This was the 9th state to ratify the Constitution.
New Hampshire
Aside from Alexander Hamilton, name the other two authors of the Federalist Papers.
John Jay and James Madison.
If the President, Vice-President, and Speaker of the House can no longer serve, who takes over the presidency?
The President Pro-Tempore of the Senate.
This system of power sharing divides powers between the national government and the state governments
Federalism
This man led a farmers' revolt that showed that the Articles were just not working
Daniel Shays
Benjamin Franklin had to be carried to the convention on a _____________________ during the Constitutional Convention.
Sedan Chair
By the end of 1788, how many states had ratified the Constitution?
11
How long (in words) was George Washington's inaugural address?
135 words.
The power of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws is called this
Judicial Review