Constitutional Convention
Who was elected President of the Constitutional Convention and later the first President of the US?
George Washington
What was the first Constitution of the United States?
The Articles of Confederation
(True/False) The 3/5ths Compromise decided how many votes states would have in the Senate and House of Representatives.
False.
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative (ONLY)
What year was the United States Constitution written?
1787
Where did State delegates meet in and decided not to revise (edit) the Articles of Confederation but to write a NEW constitution?
Philadelphia
When was the Articles of Confederation written?
During the American Revolution
The 3/5ths compromise ____________ slavery in the United States.
Perpetuated or Continued
What branch of government is the President a part of?
Executive Branch
States receive how many votes for representatives in the House of Representatives?
Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
The Articles of Confederation provided for a ______ national government
Weak
The Three-fifths Compromise decided how much each enslaved person would count in the population (for deciding the number of representatives in the ___________________________.
House of Representatives
Which branch of government interprets or judges the laws?
Judicial Branch
What is the bill of rights?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution that provide a written guarantee of individual rights.
What did delegates debate over at the Constitutional Convention?
Delegates debated over how much power should be given to the new national government and how large and small states should be represented in the new national government
The Articles of Confederation provided what branch of government?
Legislative Branch (Congress). There was no executive branch or judicial branch.
The Great Compromise decided how many votes each state would have in the ________________ and ______________________________.
Senate and House of Representatives ONLY
What is the job of the executive branch?
To carry out or enforce the laws (ONLY)
What are the two parts of Congress?
The Senate and House of Representatives
___________ in the Articles of Confederation led to the effort to draft a new constitution.
Weaknesses
How many votes did each state have under the Articles of Confederation?
1
____ out of 13 states had to vote in favor of the Constitution in order for it to become law.
9
How many justices does the Supreme Court have currently?
9
What were the two things the Northwest Ordinance did?
1) Outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union
2) Outlawed(banned) slavery in the new territories.
ONLY