| A | B |
|---|
| bicameral | two-house legislature |
| Articles of Confederation | first plan of government in US |
| Virginia Plan | 2 house legislature- both based on states population |
| New Jersey Plan | 1 house legislature- equal state representation |
| Great Compromise | 2 houses - H of R based on population and S equal representation |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | slaves counted as three-fifths of a person |
| Federalists | wanted a strong national government |
| Anti-Federalists | opposed Constitution, wanted strong state governments |
| Bill of Rights | Wanted by Anti-Federalists to protect individual freedoms |
| Patrick Henry | Anti-Federalist "give me Liberty or give me Death" |
| Ratification of Constitution | June 1788 |
| veto | reject, bills proposed byCongress |
| delegated powers | powers given to Congress |
| amendments | changes or additions |
| federalism | power divided between the staste and federal government |
| concurrent powers | shared powers by the federal and state governments |
| reserved powers | powers given neither to Congress nor denied to the states |
| checks and balances | allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two |
| impeach | House accuses the President of wrong doing |
| Ratify the new Constitution | Three-fourths of the states - 9 out of 13 |
| National government power | Declare War |
| Commerce Compromise | States won't tax imports from other states and nations |
| The U S Constitution is ratified! | June 1788 New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify |
| Presiding officer at the Convention | George Washington |
| Article 1 | The Legislative Branch |
| Article 2 | The Executive Branch |
| Article 3 | The Judicial Branch |
| Article 4 | States must honor other state laws |
| Article 5 | Amending the Constitution |
| Article 6 | Supreme law of the Constitution |
| Article 7 | Ratification or approval of Constitution |
| Concurrent Power | Enforcement of laws |
| State government power | Establish schools |
