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Our First Government
Creating A New Constitution
The Structure of the Constitution
Principles of the Constitution
We, the People
100
This is a written plan for government.
What is a constitution?
100
This Enlightenment philosopher wrote about the separation of powers in government.
Who is Baron Charles de Montesquieu?
100
The number of articles in the Constitution.
What is 7?
100
The Framers of the Constitution used this word to describe a representative democracy.
What is a republic?
100
This article describes the structure and powers of Congress.
What is Article I?
200
This law allowed the new nation to survey and sell the Northwest Territory.
What is the Ordinance of 1785?
200
This plan for government gave equal representation to all states in Congress, which favored small states.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
200
This man is known as "the father of the Constitution".
Who is James Madison?
200
These are powers that are set aside for the states.
What are reserved powers?
200
This article describes the process for amending the Constitution.
What is Article V?
300
This uprising woke the country up to the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
300
He proposed The Great Compromise that called for a bicameral legislature.
Who is Roger Sherman?
300
These are powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution.
What are enumerated or expressed powers?
300
This officer of the Court presides over the trial of an impeached official.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
300
This article addresses the relationship between the federal and state governments.
What is Article IV?
400
This was banned in the Northwest Territory.
What is slavery?
400
This document was the inspiration to adding a bill of rights to new state constitutions.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
400
This body has the final authority on interpreting the Constitution.
What is the Supreme Court?
400
This is the people's right to rule.
What is popular sovereignty?
400
This provision in the Constitution resolves conflicts between the laws of a state and laws passed by Congress.
What is the supremacy clause.
500
This state was the first to write and adopt a state constitution.
What is New Hampshire?
500
Under this plan, every 5 slaves = 3 persons.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
500
This branch of Congress is based on proportional representation.
What is the House of Representatives?
500
This is the division of power between the states and the national government.
What is federalism?
500
The Framers created this system for choosing the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?