Vocabulary
what does the word constitution mean?
What was the only state that allowed women to vote?
New Jersey.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many branches of government were there?
1
Who was Daniel Shay? What did he do and why?
He was a former war captain who led an uprising of about 1,000 Mass. farmers because farmers couldn't pay their taxes and their properties were seized. They asked for help from the government and the government took no action.
Which Amendment guaranteed the freedom of Religion?
The First Amendment
What is the meaning of a state's executive?
An executive is the person who runs the government and see that rules are carried out.
What stipulation did Massachusetts give for the Freedom of Religion Amendment?
The stipulation stated that people have the freedom to worship as they please so long as they do not disturb the public peace or interfere with other people's freedom of worship.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how would states be represented? Would all states have an equal vote?
Yes, all states would have an equal vote.
What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention?
The goal was to revise the Articles of Confederation
which amendment gave people the right to bear arms?
The 2nd amendment
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Articles of Confederation was a plan for the nation as a whole created by the Continental Congress in 1777
How many states had to agree before a law could go into effect?
9 states
Under the Articles of Confederation, who had the most power, the government or the states?
The States
What was the Virginia Plan?
The Virginia Plan called for:
- a two-branch legislature
- 3 branches of government
- recommended that states be represented based upon their population numbers
Which amendments protected citizens accused of crimes?
The 5th-8th amendments
What is the meaning of an economic depression?
An economic depression is a period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop and unemployment rises
Under the Articles of Confederation, what were 3 things Congress had the power to do?
1. Make laws
2. Declare war
3. Make or borrow money
4. Run a postal service
Under the Articles of Confederation, if Congress needed money, where did Congress get it from?
Congress has to ask the states for money.
What was the compromise called that resolved how to count the slave population?
It was called the 3/4 Compromise
Which 2 amendments limited the powers of the federal government to those granted in the Constitution
Amendments 9-10
What does the word ratify mean?
Ratify means to approve.
If a territory wished to become a state, how many steps did it need to follow, under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
It was a 3-step process
Who had the power to enforce laws, Congress or states?
States
Name the first 5 states that ratified the Constitution?
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Which amendment barred Congress from forcing citizens to keep troops in their homes?
The 3rd amendment