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| Name two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. | did not give enough power to the federal government and lack of authority to raise money through the collection of taxes. |
| Describe the Congress that was created under the Articles of Confederation. | it was unicameral, made up of delegates chosen yearly by the States in whatever way their legilatures might direct. Each state had one vote. |
| What was the Virginia Plan? | 3 branches (legislative, executive, and judicial. Congress would choose a "National Executive" and a National Judiciary. It also would create a new constitution. National government with expanded powers and power to enforce. In the debate over representation in Congress, the larger states generally favored it |
| What was the New Jersey Plan? | Plan that gave more power to the states with smaller populations |
| What was the Connecticut Compromise? | Combination of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans. House of Representatives for population of states and 2 Senators for each state. |
| What was the Three Fifths Compromise? | How enslaved people were to be counted in the population |
| Describe the position of the Federalists. | Believed that having 3 branches could use checks and balances to protect people's rights. |
| Describe the position of the Anti-Federalists. | They wanted the Bill of Rights to protect people. |
| Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? | To protect the rights of people and to compromise with the Anti-Federalists. |
| Define federalism. | a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national ,, government and several regionla governments. |
| Exclusive power | those powers that can be exercised by the Natinal Government alone. |
| Concurrent power | Powers that are held at both national and state level in a federalist system |
| Expressed power | Powers that are specifically outlined in the Constitution |
| Implied power | Powers that are not specifically outlined in the Constitution but are necessary to fulfill the requirements of the Constitution |
| Inherent power | Powers that are delegated powers of the national government that belong to it because it is the national government of a sovereign state |
| What is separation of powers? | The 3 branches power is divided among the branches that have checks and balances on each other. |
| The founders believed that separation of governmental powers was important in order to what? | prevent the misuse of power. |
| The Declaration of Independence stated the colonists’ grievances against British rule as they related to… | violation of the social contract. |
| The idea that political power is derived from the people is called… | popular sovereignty. |
| The delegates of the Philadelphia Convention were authorized to… | amend the Articles of Confederation. |
| The major objection to the Constitution by the Anti-Federalists was that… | it failed to contain a Bill of Rights |
| The Federalists believed the best way to protect natural rights was to | rely on separation of powers and checks and balances |
| The compromise reached between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists was…. | the addition of a Bill of Rights. |
| The Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of law is an example of which constitutional principle? | judicial review |
| The idea that government must follow the law is which of the following Constitutional principles? | limited government |
| The right of the Senate to approve or disapprove a Presidential appointment is an example of | Checks and balances |
| influence on the Framers’ writing of the Constitution | state constitutions, especially those of Massachusetts and Virginia, British Parliament, French Constitution, the Bill of Rights, |
| Who can propose a Constitutional amendment?? | Congress |
| Who wrote the Virginia Plan? | James Madison |
| Big states like the ___________ Plan | Virginia Plan |
| Little states like the _______________ Plan | New Jersey Plan |
| What did the delegates do to make the Constitution | Compromise |
