A.O.C
The official government document created following the American Revolution.
What is the Articles of Confederation
President of the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
The three branches of the US government as outlined in the Constitution.
What are: Executive, Legislative and Judicial?
To show agreement with an amendment or document like the Constitution.
This group of people strongly advocated for a Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) to be added to the Constitution.
Who were the Anti-federalists?
The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws under the Articles of Confederation.
What is no one?
The "father" of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
Which branch of government is the commander of the military?
What is the Executive branch (President)?
A system of government in which power is shared between the federal government and the states.
What is Federalism?
The percentage of state legislators/conventions needed to ratify an amendment.
What is 3/4?
They held the power to tax under the Articles of Confederation.
Who are the States?
City where the Constitutional Convention was held.
What is Philadelphia?
The group that supported the proposed Constitution.
Who were the Federalists?
The term for when a President is removed from office.
What is impeachment?
Amendment that protects freedom of religion, speech and the press.
What is the First Amendment?
Percent of agreement needed to amend the Articles of Confederation.
What is 100%?
The plan, preferred by smaller states, proposed 2 legislators per state.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This many states (out of the original 13) states were needed to ratify the Constitution.
What is 9?
A form of government in which people choose representatives to govern for them.
What is a Republic?
The amendment that was repealed by the 21st amendment.
What is the 18th (Prohibition)?
Event that made it clear that a new government document was needed.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
The Virginia Plan, preferred by larger states, stated that the number of legislators should be determined by...
What is state population?
The name of the compromise that calculated the slaves as part of a state's total population.
What is the 3/5ths compromise?
Name for a legislature comprised of "two houses."
What is bi-cameral?
Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
What is the 26th?