Establishing
America’s first Government as an independent nation.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This branch makes the laws.
Wat is the Legislative Branch?
The framers designed this system to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This document sets up the framework of government for the United States of America.
What is The U.S. Constitution?
This branch of the Government interprets the laws for their Constitutionality.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This is why the Articles of Confederation failed.
The Central Government did not have enough power. They could not tax the states or pass laws because they needed 9/13 states to agree.
Number of Members in the Senate?
100- 2 per state
This is how the President of the United States is chosen.
What is the Electoral College?
Number of members in the Supreme Court (Judicial Branch)
9
This amendment protects a persons speech, worship, and assembly.
What is the First Amendment?
This was the greatest achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
Created New States in the United States.
Number of members in the House of Representatives
435
House of Representatives members serve for ________ years.
2
This is the first ten Amendments.
What is The Bill of Rights?
This amendment protects your right to bear arms.
What is the second amendment?
This plan favored larger states by proposing representation based on states population
Virginia Plan
Senators serve for ___________ years.
6
Supreme Court members are picked by….
President(Executive Branch)
This branch of government deals with the federal budget and the spending of government money.
What is the Legislative Branch?
this compromise was reached to settle the argument between large and small states concerning fair representation in Congress.
What is the Great(Connecticut) Compromise?
This plan favored smaller states by proposing equal representation for each state in the legislature.
New Jersey Plan
This amendment states that you have the right to a fair jury by law in civil matters
What is Amendment seven?
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
This is a change to the U.S. Constitution.
What is an Amendment?
This amendment prevents "cruel and unusual" punishment
What is the 8th amendment?