| A | B |
|---|
| James Madison | wrote the Virginia Plan |
| 2 houses based on populaton | number of houses proposed by Virginia Plan |
| individual rights | reason we have he Bill of Rights |
| constituional issues | main focus of Supreme Court cases |
| 3/5 compromise | decided how to count slaves in the U.S. populaton for representation and taxation |
| executive branch | branch that enforces the laws |
| legislative branch | branch that makes the laws |
| judicial branch | branch that interprets the laws |
| separation of powers | principle behind making three different branches of government |
| speech, religion, petition, press, assembly | 5 first amendment rights |
| 1 house based on equal representation | number of houses proposed by the New Jersey Plan |
| William Patterson | wrote and proposed the New Jersey Plan |
| impeachment trials | type of cases that originate in the House of Representatives and tried in the Senate |
| South | section of the country that wanted to count slaves for representation |
| 12th | amendment that provided for separate President/Vice President ballots |
| 10th | amendment that stated that powers not in the constitution are reserved for the states and or the people |
| State of the Union | yearly address the President makes to Congress |
| balance power between branches. | purpose of checks and balances |
| federalism | system in which ower is shared between the state and national government |
| George Washington | president of the Constitutional Convention |
| 9th | amendment that protects the rights not listed in the Constitution |
| 25th | amendment that establishes the succession to the Presidency |
| double jeopardy | 5th amendment right that protects someone from being tried twice for the same crime |
| 20 | number of years after the enactment of the Constitution that slave importation would be banned |
| Roger Sherman | proposed the Great Compromise |
| 4th amendment | amendment that prevents authorities from illegal search and seizure without a search warrant |
| 3rd | amendment that prevented the quartering of troops |
| succession plan | plan to ensure experienced leadership for the presidency |
| popular sovereignty | a government in which the people rule |
| legislative | branch of government that can declare war |
| Article 1, | article of the constitution that involves the legislative branch |
| checks and balances | allows one branch to watch over or limit the powers of the other branches |
| 2nd | amendment that gives the right to bear arms |
| limited government | idea if a rule of law-everyone must obey the law |
| electoral college | representatives who elect the president and vice president |
| Supreme Court | body who holds the power of the judicial branch and is in charge of overseeing the Judicial Branch |
| elastic clause | clause that states that no state can pass a law that undermines the federal government |
| speech, religion, press, petition, assembly | 5 rights of the first amendment |
| 4th | amendment that protects citizens from illegal search and seizures |
| 5th | amendment that says a person doesn't have to testify against himself and that property can be bought by the government for common good (eminent domain) |
| eighth amendment | amendment banning cruel and inhuman punishment. |
| eminent domain | 5th amendment right that says that the federal government can take possession of a person's land for the commond good of the people |
| 7th | amendment thatgives the right to a civil trial by jurey |
| 15th | amendment that gives African Americans suffrage |
| 16th | amendment that allows Congress to collect income tax |
| 14th | amendment that defines rights of citizenship |
| republic | term in which the people vote for political representation |
| Edmond Randolph | propsed the Virginia Plan |
| James Madison | took detailed notes in the Constitutional Convention |
| 13th | amendment that abolishes slavery |
| 26th | amendment that gives 18 year olds the right to vote |
| 19th | amendment that gives women the right to vote |
| 25th | amendment that gives order of succession of the presidency |
| 22nd | amendment that gives a two term restriction for a person serving as president |
| 6th amendment | amendment that gives a right to a fair and speedy trial |
| II - 2 | article number that involves the Executive Branch |
| III - 3 | Article number that involves the Judicial Branch |
| IV - 4 | Article number that has to do with the States |
| V - 5 | Article number that has to do with the amendments |
| VI - 6 | article number that has to do with National Supremacy |
| VII - 7 | article that has to do with the ratification process |
| 2/3 | fraction of Congressional votes needed to propose an amendment |
| 3/4 | fraction of Congressional votes needed to ratify an amendment |
| revise the Consitution | reason that state delegates were sent to Philadelphia in 1787 |
| Articles of Confederation | United States first plan of government |
| 9 | number of original states that needed to ratify the U.S.Constitution before it could become law |
