A | B |
This served as the first plan of Gov't for the USA | Articles of Confederation |
This formed a loose union of states | Articles of Confederation |
This early document gave Congress the power to make war and peace | Articles of Confederation |
This early document had one branch of government | Articles of Confederation |
The Five Freedoms | "The First Amendement" |
Freedom of Religion | 1st Amendment Rt. |
Freedom of Speech | 1st Amendment Rt. |
Freedom of the Press | 1st Amendment Rt. |
Freedom of the Assembly | 1st Amendment Rt. |
Freedom to Petition | 1st Amendment Rt. |
Right to Bear Arms | 2nd Amendment Rt. |
No Quartering of Troops | 3rd Amendment Rt. |
Search and Seizure | 4th Amendment Rt. |
Rights of the Accused Person | 5th Amendment Rt. |
Right to a Speedy, Public Trial | 6th Amendment Rt. |
Trial by Jury in Civil Cases | 7th Amendment Rt. |
Limit of Fines and Punishments | 8th Amendment Rt. |
Rights of People | 9th Amendment Rt. |
Powers of the State's and People | 10th Amendment Rt. |
Why did the colonists create a weak central government in the A of C? | The colonists were afraid of the government becoming too powerful |
This document created a BICAMERAL legislature, called the GA General Assembly | The Constitution of 1777 |
He studied modern and anchient governments to see what worked | James Madison |
He is the Father of the Constituion | James Madison |
Philadephia | This is the city were the Constitutional Convention was held |
This document created three branches of Government for GA BEFORE the US constition | The GA Cons't of 1777 |
What did the Constitutional Convention have trouble balancing? | The Legislative Branch's: representation in the Legislature |
These GA delegates SIGNED the Constitution | Few & Baldwin |
What are the two houses of Congress? | Senate & House of Represenatives |
This document was the first plan of Gov't for the USA | A of C |
The GA Constition of 1777 | Had a governor who served for one year |
The GA Constition of 1777 | Created three branches of Gov't for GA |
Each state has this many senators | 2 |
This created a two house legislaure at the national level | The Great Compromise |
GA was the ____ state to ratify the US Constitution | 4th |
This document created 8 counties in GA | GA Constitution of 1777 |
This resolution lead to slaves being counted for taxation and representation | 3/5 Compromise |
This doucment was written by the PROVINCIAL Congress | 1777 Constitution of GA |