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What originally was the Articles of Confederation?
provided laws for america and untied the colonies
who was the president of the constitutional convention?
George Washington
what are the 3 branches of the government?
legislative, executive, and judicial
how long did it take the delegates at the constitutional convention to reach a decision for the constitution?
4 months
what is a "precedent?"
a tradition
what were 5 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
no power to tax
no common currency
no control of interstate commerce
no executive branch
all states had to agree on decisions
what did James Madison believe in government wise?
James Madison believed in a strong central government.
what were the 3 major parts of the constitutuion?
preamble, articles, and bill of rights
do the federalist support the constitution?
what is a "cabinet?"
a group of advisors
what was shays rebellion?
shay led farmers in a rebellion against the gov. and closed the courts so that they could no take the farmers land for not paying their taxes
what state did James Madison represent in the constitutional convention?
Madison represented the state of Virginia
what were 6 goals of the constitution?
form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide common defense, promote general welfare, secure blessings of liberty
when could the bill of rights be added?
once the constitution was ratified
what age was George Washington when he was elected the first president of the US?
57
what was the state of franklin?
due to tax burdens, the state of NC ceded its western land to the gov. some citizens of the ceded territory began their own gov. and called themselves the state of Franklin
how would slaves be counted for voting?
for every 5 slaves, 3 slaves would count in the population.
what did the constitution set the rules for?
a democratic republic
when was the constitution ratified?
1790
who became the vice president to George Washington?
john adams
who was the governor of the state of Franklin?
John Sevier
why do you think delegates met behind closed doors to discuss Americas first constitution?
so that no one could hear what they were discussing.
what are the first 3 words of the preamble?
"we the people"
when was the bill of rights added to the constitution?
1791
handled foreign relations