Constitution

This is a detailed, written plan for government

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Instruction Manual

• Diary

Most new legislatures within the colonies had two parts or houses. This is also known as

• Upper House and Lower House

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

Known as the first constitution of the United States of America

• The Legislature

• Articles of Confederation

• Magma Carta

• English Bill of Rights

Which of the following was/were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• Lack of Power/Money (couldn’t collect taxes or regulate trade)

• Lack of Central Power (No Nat’l Court System)

• All 13 states had to approve to make changes to document.

• States had more power than the federal government.

This event led by a farmer named Shays in a large amount of debt allowed citizens to see the need for change to the Articles of Confederation

• Shay’s Rebellion

• Constitutional Convention

• Ratification Party

• State of the Union Address

This convention of leaders met in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise and then create a new plan of government.

• Bill of Rights Convention

• Constitutional Convention

• Law makers Convention

This Compromise allowed big and small state’s alike to solve issues with representation in the new government. Roger Sherman of Conn. was the author.

• The Connecticut Compromise

• The Virginia Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5ths Compromise

For every five enslaved individuals, three would count towards determining representation in Congress.

• 3/5ths Compromise

• The Great Slave Compromise

• 13th Amendment

Within this form of government, power is divided amongst the federal/national government and the states.

• Communism

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Federalism

Supporters of the newly created Constitution were known as

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Americans