Amendments
In this amendment, it states that, drinking alcohol is not allowed but in the 21st amendment it repeals this statement.
What is the 18th amendment?
Which principle says that each branch of government checks (limits) the powers of other branches so that one branch does not become too powerful?
What is Checks and Balances?
What was it?
Document creating a government for the new United States that was less controlling and provided more power to the states than the Federal Government.
What power can make money in taxes
Legislative
Who wanted slaves to count?
Southerners
The first amendment states that each citizen has freedom of speech, religion, press and assembly. There is another p.
What is petition?
What does provide for the common defense mean?
The word 'common' in the Preamble means 'for all' or 'for everyone. ' By stating that the Constitution will help 'provide for the common defence,' the document is promising that every state will be protected and that the country as a whole will be defended against outsiders.
Why was it created?
It was created to provide a government for the United States that was unable to be as tyrannical as Great Britain.
What power can print money?
Legislative
Who created the great compromise?
Roger Sherman
The third amendment states that, you are not forced to home the soldiers. What act while the British made an amendment?
What is the Quartering act?
What goal wanted to protect the nation from outside attacks
What is the National Security?
What was a strength?
Northwest Ordinance- Defined the process of creating new states. The area was defined into districts. Each district established schools, banned slavery, and protected Native Americans.
What power can veto laws?
Executive
What was the New Jersey Plan?
3 Branches- Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
One house within the Legislative branch.
One representative per state in the Legislative Branch
Each state had equal representation regardless of population.
This plan favored small states.
There are two amendments about jurying what are the differences.
In the Preamble it states that the Founding Fathers are trying to make a perfect union. What is the line after that.
What is Establish Justice?
What are at least fives weaknesses?
No Chief Executive (President)
Could not collect taxes, putting the nation in debt. Owed money to foreign nations
Could not draft a military
Could not settle disputes between states
No Federal Court System
What power can declare laws Unconstitutional
Judicial
What happened in the 3/5 compromised?
The southern states wanted slaves to count for their overall population
The northern states did not want slaves to count because they were treated as property, not people.
They make a compromise known as the ⅗ compromise. Every five slaves will count as three people for the purpose of taxation and representation.
This settles the issue between northern and southern states (temporarily)
The first ten amendments are called the bill of rights, they were created when?
When was 1791?
Restate the Preamble.
Answers Vary
What was the only state that liked it?
Rhode Island
Who controls the army?
President/Executive
What is the Virginia plan?
Strong Federal Government.
Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branch.
2 Houses within the Legislative Branch
Representation would be according to the population of the state. (Proportional)
This favors large states.