Branches of the government
AOC
Bill of rights
7 Principles
Misc.
Constitutional Convention
100
the three branches of government
What is legislative, executive, judicial branch
100

1st government of the United States.

What is the Articles of Confederation

100
The first ten amendments are called
What is the bill of rights
100

Each branch of government has it's own power

What is seperation of power

100
Something that violated the Consitution Is called?
What is unconstitutional
100

Which compromise counted slaves as part of the population?

3/5 Compromise

200
Branch of the government that makes the laws
What is legislative branch
200

Final straw that showed the U.S nedded a new government was needed (started by Massachucets Farmer)

What is Shay's Rebellion

200

Amendment that protects you right to a public and speedy trial

What is 6th amendment?

200

Each branch check and limit the power of the other two

What is Checks and Balances

200

People who did not support ratification of the constitution

Anti-Fedralist

200

Compromise that created a bicameral congress with two houses ( The Senate and House of Representatives) to benifit both the large and small states.

The Great Compromise

300
Branch that signs(or vetos) and enforces the laws

What is Executive Branch

300

Allowed for an orderly expansion(addition of new states) of the U.S.

What is the Northwest Ordinance

300
A way to change the Consitution
What is an amendment?
300

Power of the government comes from the people (We the People)

Popular Soveriegnty 

300

Written to convince the public to support the U.S. Constitution. 

Federalist Papers

300

Group who supported the Constitution and a strong central government

Federalist

400

Branch that interprets the laws

What is judicial branch

400

Branch of Government that existed under the Articles of Confederation

What is the Legislative

400

Amendment that includes due process, double jeopardy, and no self-incrimination

What is 5th Amendment

400

Government power is shared between the states and federal government

What is Federalism?

400
Two powers exclusive to the Federal Government through Federalism
Declare War, Print Money, Regulate trade between states
400

A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress. Favored Smaller States

NJ Plan

500

What are the 7principles of the constitution?

FLIP RCS

Federalism, Limited Government, Individual Rights, Popular Soveriengty, Republicanism, Checks and Balance, Seperation of Power

500

According to the Northwest Ordinance, before an area could become a state, what were the 3 requirements

What is 60,000 population, No slavery, Land set aside for Education?

500

Amendment that protects from illegal search or Seizure?


What is needed to search or sieze?

4th


Warrant

500

People elect representatives that make laws for the good of the people

What is Republicanism?

500

Who created the idea of seperation of power (was a french philospher)?

Charles Montesquie

500

Year the Constitution was written at the Constitutional convention AND The year it was Ratified 

Written 1787

Ratified 1789