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| What was the first government for the United States outlined in? | Articles of Confederation |
| The first government of the U.S. designed to do? | Establish limited national power, giving most power to the states |
| Why was the Constitional Convention called? | to replace the Articles of Confederation |
| Who presided over the Consitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"? | James Madison |
| This is considered the GREATESR contribution of George Washinton at the Constitutional Convention. | He gave the proceedings credibility, as perceived by the public |
| What was the 3/5 Compromise? | Stated that slaves counted as 3/5 foa person for the purpose of taxation and representation. |
| What does separation of powers refer to? | Division of power between three branches of government |
| This is not considered a weakness of the Articles of Confederation | Enough power was not given to the states by the national government |
| What does republicanism refer to? | A government system where people choose representatives to run the government |
| What are checks and balances? | They provide a system where no branch of govenment will have too much power |
| What is a Constitution? | A written plan for a government to work |
| What is Federalism? | The dividing power between national and state governments |
| What belief did the Virginia Declaration of Rights establish? | belief that basic human rights which can't be violated by the government |
| Who regulated commerce under the new Constitution? | The National Government |
| The Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom ended what? | The official relationship between the church and state, which established the principle of religious liberty |
| This was NOT an element found in the Great Compromise | The President would be elected directly by the people |
| In the Separation of powers, the Legislative Branch does what? | Makes Laws |
| What is the duty of the Judicial Branch | Interprets laws |
| What does the Executive Branch do? | Enforces law |
| Guided James Madison when he wrote the Bill Of Rights | The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Statue of religious Freedom |
| Written to to encourage the ratification of the Constitution | "Federalist Papers" |
| Whta is ratification? | Final approval of a document which allows it to go into effect |
| Number of states that had to accept the Constitution in order for it to be ratified | 9 |
| Reason the Bill Of Rights was added to the Constitution | It was a promise made by the Federalists to help gain passage |
| The Bill of Rights is the: | first 10 amendments of to the Constitution |
| The Bill of Rights is: | a list of certain freedoms the government may not take away |
| The Bill of Rights was: | necessary to add, because the Constitution would not have been ratified without it |
| Framers of the Constitution made it possible to do what? | Amend(change) the Constitution |
| Cause of Shay's Rebellion | conflict between poor farmers in the Massachusetts and the courts |
| What was the only branch created at the national level by the Articles of Confederation | Legislative Branch |
| Shay's Rebellion made people feel a need for what? | A government that could maintain order |
| Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose the Constitution? | It contained no Bill of Rights |
| What are the 3 branches of government that the Constitution provided for? | legislative, judicial, executive |
| The House of Representatives would be based on what? | Population |
| What did the Articles of Confederation do? | Limite the power of the national government and reserved much power to the states |
| What did the Articles of Confederation have? | one branch of governent |
| The Articles of Confederation could not force the states to do what? | Pay their taxes |
| What did the Articles of Confederation require? | All states had to agree before it could be changed |
| In the Articles of Confederation, each state had to many votes? | One |
| The Articles of Confederation provided that each state had it own what? | Currency |
| The Federalist favored a stong ____ government | Central |
| What group of people believed that a strong government could infringe on the rights of the people | Anti-federalists |
| What group of people believed that a strong government would favor the intersts of the rich and ignore the interests of the common man | Anti-federalists |
| The Federalists thought a national Bill of Rights would be redundant, because the ______ already protected basic rights | Constitution |
| Anti-federalists believed a __________ was necessary to protect the individual's rights | Bill of Rights |
| Federalists believed that ____ federal powers were needed to run the nation | Strong |
| Anti-federalists thought that Separation of Powers and ___________ protected the people from the government and prevented any of the 3 branches from acquiring too much power. | Checks and balances |
