Vocabulary
Articles of Confederation
What were the thinkers of the Enlightenment known as?
philosophers
Who is the Legislative Branch headed by? (looking for 1 answer) What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
-Congress
-Create laws
the first 10 amendments of the Constitution are known as
The Bill of Rights
Who are Timmy Turner's Fairy Godparents?
Cosmo and Wanda
changes to the Constitution
amendments
Elected President of the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
Who is the Executive Branch headed by? (looking for 3 answers) What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
-President, Vice President, the Cabinet
-make sure laws are followed
People who supported the Constitution were known as _______________, and people who did not support the Constitution were known as _________________.
federalists, antifederalists
How many bones do adult humans have?
206
system where power is divided between the central and state governments
Federalism
philosopher that believed everyone is entitled to the rights of life, liberty, and property
John Locke
Who is the Judicial Branch headed by? (looking for 2 answers here) What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
-Make sure laws are fair and constitutional
How many times has the Constitution been amended?
27
What is a human's largest organ?
Skin
occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
inflation
farmer and war veteran that led farmers in an uprising
Daniel Shays
Did larger states or smaller states like the Virginia Plan better? Why?
Larger states- because in this plan representation is based on a state's population, and bigger states would have more representation in government
What was the GIANT weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
WEAK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Who discovered gravity?
Sir Isaac Newton
the idea that political authority is in the hands of the people
popular sovereignty
philosopher that believed in the separation of powers in government
Montesquieu
Did larger states or smaller states like the New Jersey Plan better? Why?
Smaller states- because in this plan representation is equal, and the smaller states would have just as much representation as the larger states
series of essays that supported the ratification of the Constitution
The Federalist Papers
What is Carsyn's basketball number?
1