Vocab 1
Confederation
group of states joined together by a formal agreement
Unalienable rights
unable to be taken away or denied
Legaslitive
having the power to make laws
Executive
having the power to carry out and enforce laws
Judicial
having the power to decide questions of law
Impeach
to bring formal charges against a government official
Ordinance
a law or government rule
Compromise
when each side in a disagreement gives up some of what they want to reach an agreement
Deliberate
to think about and discuss issues before reaching a decision
Self-determination
the ability of the people in a country to decide their own government
Who wrote that "all men are created equally"
Thomas Jefferson
What does separation of church and state mean?
It means that the state or government cannot establish an official state religion.
What does the phrase “all men are created equally” mean?
It means that each person is born with the same rights as every other person.
States Constitution gave (too much power/too little power) to the legislative.
too much power
The Articles of Confederation gave (too much power/too little power) to make laws.
too little power
Who were the 3 delegates who believed that the Articles of Confederation DID NOT give enough power to the national government?
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington
What are the first three words in the U.S. Constitution? What do they represent?
"We The People"
They represent that the constitution was for the people and not the states
Did the big states feel it was FAIR that every state had one vote? Why?
No, they thought that bigger states should have more votes.
Did the Second Continental Congress gather to make a constitution for the United States of America?
No, they gathered to run the war and write the Articles of Confederation
Is the Legislative Branch divided into 4 houses?
Congress is split into two houses: House of Representatives and the Senate.
Name the three most important ideas about Government
1. The main purpose of the government is to protect people`s rights.
2. If the government fails to protect those rights the people can take it away
List 3 Rights of Englishmen
They could not put a person in jail without a good reason.
The governments could not search a person’s home without good reason.
They could not keep people in prison without a trial.
List four of the Bill of Rights.
Freedom of speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of the press
Right to trial by jury
What was the Virginia Plan and why did some delegates object to the Virginia Plan?
It was a plan that proposed to replace the Articles of Confederation with a constitution that would provide for a stronger central government.
Many delegates might have objected that this plan gave the central government too much power at the expense of the states. They might have feared that such a government would become too powerful and too controlling, like the British government had been.
List 3 powers of the central government under the Articles of Confederation
Declare war and make peace
Borrow Money
Create an army and navy