A | B |
Group opposed to the Constitution | Anti-Federalists |
Supporters of the Constitution | Federalists |
Independent three branch system | Separation of Powers |
Form of gov't; people select representatives | Republic |
Failed to acquire the three-fourths margin | ERA |
Penned by Thomas Jefferson | Declaration of Independence |
Inherent in all human beings | Natural Rights |
Government should be restricted | Limited Government |
Explanation of charges | Habeus Corpus |
First 10 amendments | Bill of Rights |
Sparked by farm foreclosures | Shays' Rebellion |
Supreme law of the land | Articles of Confederation |
Written under the name "Publius" | Federalist Papers |
People must agree on leaders | Consent of the Governed |
Created a bicameral legislature | Connecticut Compromise |
Established Supreme Court power | Marbury v. Madison |
Power to determine constitutionality | Judicial Review |
Based on state population | Virginia Plan |
Constraint of power between branches | Checks and Balances |
Small States Plan | New Jersey Plan |
Parties or interest groups causing instability | Factions |
Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation | gov't dominated by states, no permanent executive or national judiciary, no funds for defense, no commerce for trade, no property rights, had to have consent of all states in order to take action |