The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the

people

Delegate who developed the Great Compromise

 A group selected to elect the president, in which each state’s number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress

Essays written by the Federalist leaders that defended the Constitution

Powers given to each branch of government so they can check on each other to keep  any one branch from getting too much power

The belief that people can and should govern themselves; the people rule.

Official approval of the Constitution

Agreement that allowed states to count three-fifths of

their slaves as part of the population

The set of laws that established the first government of

the United States

The branch of government that enforces the laws

Power is shared by the state and federal government.

 A government in which the people elect representatives to govern

Personal liberties and privileges that people are born with and cannot be taken away

Anti-tax protest by farmers

Powers are restricted and everybody has to follow the same laws

A loose alliance of states

Agreement made by the Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house

The branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution

People opposed to ratification of the new Constitution

Powers given to separate branches of government to keep any one from getting too much power

The branch of government that makes laws

Law that organized the Northwest Territories

One of the leaders of the Constitutional Convention (Father of Constitution)

Set of amendments passed to protect individual rights (1st Ten Amendments)

Supporters of the new Constitution

How many square miles is in a township?

People vote for people to represent their views in government

The Federal government is divided into three branches

The division of power between the federal and state governments

Which was NOT a benefit of the Articles of Confederation?

What was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Which did not become a state due to the Articles of Confederation?

What is the power of the legislative branch?

What is the power of the Executive branch?

What is the power of the Judicial branch?

Which Branch?

-Congress, House of Representatives, Senate

Which branch?

-President, Vice President, Cabinet

Which branch?

-Supreme Court, Justices