Articles or Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
What is one power of the Articles of Confederation?
The first 10 Amendments.
How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
Who has right to declare war?
Compromises.
What things were debated and/or needed to get the Constitution to be ratified?
This rebellion showed that the Articles of Confederation was too weak.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
One power is to impose or collect taxes.
What is the US Constitution?
Freedom of Religion.
Is there a separation between government and church?
State governments
Who has power to issue a driver's license?
The Executive Branch
Who can carry out (enforce the laws)?
It was a completely newly written government.
Was the Constitution a revised OR newly written government?
The Constitution has more.
Does the Constitution have more powers, is stronger?
Freedom of Speech.
National government
Who has right to make treaties with other countries?
The Judicial Branch.
Who has power to interpret laws?
The Legislative branch
What was the only branch of government in the Articles of Confederation?
There are 3.
How many branches of government are there in the Constitution?
Freedom of the press.
Can people write anything they want?
Federalists
Who would be supportive of a strong national government? Federalist or Anti-Federalist?
They have power to make the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The Northwest Territory - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
Did the new Constitution include a plan for new territories to be added to the union?
Does the system of checks and balances limit power?
The group that wanted the Bill of Rights passed before they would ratify the Constitution.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Concurrent powers, both the National and State governments
Who has power to conduct/manage/hold elections?
Slaves were counted for representation as 3/5 of a person.
What was the 3/5 Compromise?