Constitution
Document stating the colonies were separating from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Great Compromise
What is the House of Representatives would be based on population and the Senate would be equal?
This plan favored large states with representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
There are how many people in the House of Representatives.
What is 435 people?
Colonists listed these in the middle section of the Declaration of Independence.
What are grievances or complains about King George?
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because of an agreement between who and about what?
What is the promise the Federalists made to the antifederalists if they agreed to ratify the Constitution?
This plan favored small states with equal representation for each state.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
There are this many people in the Senate.
What is 100?
What is Congress could not levy taxes, weak central government, amendments required a unanimous vote, no executive branch, no national court system, etc...
The first government document after the colonists separated from Great Britain
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Proposed two houses of Congress-one based on population determining representation and one based on equal representation for each state.
What is the Great Compromise?
What is the president?
Large State or Virginia Plan
What is representation based on population?
These people are in the Executive Branch.
Who is the president, vp, and cabinet members?
The division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
What is Federalism?
The senate checks on the president by doing this.
What is Approve presidential nominations for judges.
Small State or New Jersey Plan
What is equal representation?
This branch checks on the legislative branch by vetoing laws.
Who is the executive branch?
This BRANCH of GOVERNMENT MAKES the LAWS.
What is the Legislative Branch?
(Article I)
These are three jobs of the legislative branch.
What is make laws, approve presidential appointments, impeach and try federal officers, approve treaties, declare war