Principles of the Con.
This principle means that everyone needs to obey the law, no matter who they are.
What is Rule of Law?
The Right to Bear Arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This group wanted the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution.
What are the Anti-federalists?
How many branches of Government did the delegates at the constitutional convention decide we should have?
What are the 3 branches of government?
There were ___ branches of government in the Articles of Confederation.
What is 1 branch?
There must be a balance in power between the State and Federal Governments.
What is Federalism?
True or false: The 5th amendment protects citizens from being cruelly punished and paying unreasonable bails.
False, this is the 8th Amendment.
I believe the Constitution already protects the people's rights, and therefore, there is no reason to include a Bill of Rights. I am a...
What is a Federalist?
This group of states preferred the New Jersey Plan.
What are the smaller states?
Under the Articles of Confederation it took a vote of _____ out of the 13 states to pass a law.
What are 9 states?
This principle says citizens vote for representatives to govern for them.
What is Republicanism?
This Amendment gives you the right to refuse the quartering of soldiers in your home.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
True or False: The Anti-Federalists were scared that the Bill of Rights would actually limit the people's rights, because writing them down limits the people to only that list.
False. The Federalists thought this.
This plan argued for a bicameral legislature with both chambers' representation based on state population.
What is the Virginia plan?
True or False. The Articles of Confederation made it impossible for the Federal Government to tax citizens or raise an army.
True. The Federal government was not able to raise an army or tax citizens and instead sold land to make money.
This principle argues for a system that ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful.
What is Checks and Balances?
The 1st amendment guarantees you freedom of speech, assembly, press, petition and ________
What is Religion?
I do not support a strong Federal government, because I am scared that it will overpower the citizens and the states. I am a...
What is an Anti-Federalist?
This decision made all people who were enslaved count as only part of a person. This was used for taxation and representation purposes.
What is the 3/5 compromise?
Under the Articles of Confederation it took a vote of _____ out of the 13 states to amend the Articles of Confederation.
What is 13 states?
This principle means people have the authority to govern themselves.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This amendment states that any powers not specifically given to the federal government go to the states or the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
I support a strong Federal government because it will unify our country and protect the people of the United States. I am....
The Great Compromise settled the debate between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans. The result was a ____________ legislature with representation in the _______________ based on population, and the representation in the _________ is equal for all states.
What is: Bicameral, House of Representatives, Senate.
This uprising in Massachusetts proved to the country the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Massachusetts was unable to stop it, and the Federal Government could not raise an army to stop the conflict.
What is Shay's Rebellion?