Constitution Quiz Review

The meeting held in May 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation but the delagates ended up rewriting the entire document.

• "Father of the United States"

• Led the Continental Army in the American Revolution

• 1st president of the United States

A legislature that is made up of TWO houses

a blueprint to the U.S. Constitution that included the bicameral legislature; where representation was based on population in both houses

Who presented the Virginia Plan? (Father of the U.S. Constitution)

Plan that favored smaller states and created a government that included a unicameral legislature where each state was equally represented (each state has one vote).

This is also known as the Conneticut Compromise. Created a bicameral legislature, where representation was based on population (House of Representatives) and each state was given equal representation in the other house (Senate)

A compromise made among the states that said that every 5 slaves would count as 3 people when counting for representation purposes

The process in which the president and vice president are elected by the states

Part of Article VI that state that federal laws are supreme to state and local laws

• The only crime outline by the Constitution

• When a person betays their country

A system of government in which powers of government are divivded between the national and state governments (some are shared)

Powers are divided among 3 seperate but equal beanches of government

Each branch is allowed to check, or limit, the other branches to avoid a tyranny

a statement of fundamental rights and privileges added to the Constitution as a compromise between Federalists and Anti-Federalists to protect individual rights (Amendments 1-10)

A series of anonymously published essays that support the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

The power to impeach or remove a President from office

The power to veto the laws passed by Congress

Pardon convicted criminals

Delcare President's actions to be unconstitutional

Reject or comfirm Presidential nominations for judicial position

Declare laws to be uncostitutional

Federal Powers

• Maintain an army

• Make money

• Declare war

• Borders and immigration

• Post offices

• Make treaties

Shared powers

• Collect tax

• Borrow money

• Make laws

• Make roads

• Establish courts

State Powers

• Establish schools

• Licensure

• Conduct elections

• Healths

• Regulate marriages

Examples of flaws with the Articles of Confederation

When did Shay's rebellion take place?

Where did Shay's rebellion take place?

Who was involved in Shay's rebellion

What happened in Shay's rebellion?

Significance of Shay's Rebellion

What is in the U.S. Constitution

Preamble:

Article I

Article II

Article III

Article IV

Article V

Article VI

Article VII

Bill of Rights/Changes to the Constitution