Constitution

Articles of Confederation

• A revolt against taxes by angry farmers.

• To approve

• Called for large states to have more votes.

• Name of first American government.

Which branch can declare war?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

What is Shays’ Rebellion?

• A rebellion by enslaved people

• Name of first American constitution.

• A revolt against taxes by angry farmers.

• Negotiation between states for 2-house legislature.

At the Constitutional Convention what did the New Jersey Plan propose?

• Negotiation between states for 2-house legislature.

• Called for each state to have one vote.

• Called for large states to have more votes.

• To reject or disapprove of.

Compromise for how enslaved people would be counted in a states' population.

• Negotiation between states for 2-house legislature.

• Called for each state to have three of five vote.

• Called for large states to have more votes.

• Agreement to count 3/5ths of slave population in each state.

What does the President do when he vetoes a bill?

• Negotiation between states for 2-house legislature.

• “people rule” or people hold power in government

• A revolt against taxes by angry farmers.

• To reject or disapprove of.

In order to put the Constitution into effect, how many states had to ratify it?

• 12
• 10
• 9
• 13

When we say “Congress” we mean:

• All branches of government
• legislative branch & executive branch
• House of Representatives & Senate
• President & Vice President
  

What do we call the system in our government, in which each branch of government has some way to control the other 2 branches:

• Checks and balances

• federalism

• electoral college

• republic

  The Constitution called for this form of government, in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives:

• dictatorship
• monarchy
• republic
• Federalism