Constitutional Convention
Many of the delegates at the Convention had previously served in the Continental Congress and fought in this war
Revolutionary War
This amendment protects our freedom of speech and freedom of religion
First Amendment
How many states need to consent before any changes can be made to the Articles of Confederation.
13
Due to his many significant contributions toward the creation of the U.S. Constitution and authoring the Bill of Rights, this person was given the nickname “Father of the Constitution.”
James Madison
Federalists and Antifederalists disagreed over whether or not this document should be ratified
U.S. Constitution
This individual was unanimously elected as President of the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
The Second Amendment states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free people to keep and bear _____, shall not be infringed.”
Arms
Under the Articles of Confederation, the only branch of government that existed was this
The Legislative Branch
It wasn’t until his death in 1804 that it was revealed to the public that he, along with John Jay and James Madison had written the ‘Federalist Papers’
Alexander Hamilton
Those who advocated for the ratification of the Constitution were known as this.
Federalists
In all, 55 delegates attended the Convention including George Washington and James Madison who were representatives of which state
Virginia
This amendment prohibits the government from taking private property for public use unless the owner of the private property is fairly compensated for it
Fifth Amendment
Per the Articles of Confederation, no matter how many (or how few) delegates a state had in Congress, every state would receive this many votes when voting for a bill (new law)
One
The U.S. Supreme Court has nine of these
Justices (Judges)
Some of the most prominent antifederalists were Patrick Henry, John Hancock, George Mason, and this individual who was from Massachusetts and a cousin of John Adams
Samuel Adams
One of the issues that the delegates wanted to resolve, was to have all of the states adopt a single one of these, which would make trade and commerce easier
Currency (or money)
The Bill of Rights consists of this many amendments
10
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no authority to levy these, which would've helped raise revenue for the government
Taxes
Because they were in Europe serving as ambassadors, John Adams and this other prominent Founding Father didn’t attend the Constitutional Convention
Thomas Jefferson
This series of essays was able to effectively garner additional support for ratification of the Constitution.
‘Federalist Papers’
The primary goal of the Convention was to revise this government document
Articles of Confederation
The Third Amendment prevents soldiers from having the ability to do what?
Quarter in any house or business
By 1786, it became clear to many that the Articles of Confederation were weak and needed to be replaced, especially in the aftermath of what famous rebellion?
Shay's Rebellion
This government official has the authority to appoint judges to federal courts, conduct foreign policy, as well as approve or reject treaties.
President of the United States
The ‘Federalist Papers’ were authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and this person, who later served as the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
John Jay