| A | B |
|---|
| Father of the Constitutuion | James Madison |
| where Constitutional Convention was held | Philadelphia, PA |
| president of Constitutional Convention | George Washington |
| Great Compromise | combined 2 plans;House members based on populatin and elected by voters: Senate would have 2 reps from each state elected by legislature |
| Virginia Plan | 3 branches of government; Congress elected by voters rather than state legislatures, members of Congress based on state's population |
| New Jersey Plan | Congress would have 1 house and each state would have 1 vote; reps to Congress elected by state legislature |
| legislative branch | makes laws |
| executive branch | carries out laws |
| judicial branch | interprets laws |
| Preamble | introduction to the Constitution |
| Constitution | supreme law of the land |
| ratify | approve |
| date Constitution was signed | 9-17-1787 |
| where Constitutional Convention was held | Philadelphia, PA |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amendments to Constitution |
| Articles of Confederation | gave Congress right to raise army and navy, handle foreign affairs, coin money, set up postal system |
| Amendment 1 | freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition |
| right to bear arms | people have right to keep and have guns |
| quartering of soldiers | citizens cannot be forced to house soldiers in times of peace |
| warrant | legal document signed by a judge |
| E pluribus unum | out of many, one ( stands for unity of our country) |
| Thomas Jefferson | bought Louisiana from France |
| Lewis and Clark | explored Louisian Territory west of Mississippi River |
| James Monroe | introduced Monroe Doctrine warning European nations not to interfere in Western Hemisphere |
| Supreme Court | highest court in land; supreme law |
| checks and balances | each branch can check power of the other; prevents any one branch from gaining too much power |
| Alexander Hamilton | leader of Federalists |
| federal system | divides governmental powers between national government and states' governments |
| Thomas Jefferson | leader of Democratic Republicans; favored weak national government and supported states' powers |
