United States Constitution and US Government – History
In this history lesson we discuss United States Constitution and the US Government.
Shays rebellion was a protest by farmers who faced problems from
debts they owed to creditors
The number of states needed to ratify the constitution before it could go into effect
9 out of 13 / 75%
From the time of the declaration of independence until the ratification of the constitution, the United States functioned without
a president.
Under the articles of confederation each states power in congress was based on
1 vote per state
The system that maintains the separation of powers among the branches of the federal government is called
checks and balances
The articles of confederation gave the national government the power
power to declare war
The great compromise was an agreement on how to
to determine a states representation on congress.
One of the accomplishments of the north western ordinates of 1787 was to
establish requirements for admitting new states to the union
Adding a bill of rights to the constitution was largely supported by
the antifederalists
In the debate between large and small states the large states were those with the most
A republic is a government in which
citizens rule through elected representatives
Republicanism is the idea
that governments should be based on the consent of the people.
Under the constitution, what are the powers that are specifically held by the national government
DELEGATE
John J., James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton were prominent
federalists.
The anti-federalists were concerned that this type of government might abuse its power
STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
The office of the president of the US was first established in
the constitution
The bill of rights was added to the constitution to
protect personal liberties.
The constitution calls for the president to be elected by vote of
the Electorial college.
The president can veto acts of congress, but congress can override a veto by 2/3’s vote this is an example of
checks and balances
The what of 1787 set the requirements for admitting new states to the union
NORTH WEST ORDINATES
Delegates to the 1787 constitutional convention agreed to count how many of a state’s slaves as part of the population
3/5
A confederation is
an alliance
Rodger Sherman’s proposal for a two house congress known as the _______ finally satisfied the large the small states
GREAT COMPROMISE
The new system of government was a form of ______ that divided power between the states and the national government
FEDERALISM
The 3/5 Compromise called for 3/5s of a states ________ to be counted as population
SLAVES
All of the following are guaranteed by the first amendment
Freedom of religion, speech, press
Delegates established a system of ______ to prevent any one federal branch from domination any other branch
CHECKS AND BALANCES
the states did not show support for national issues, such as foreign relations, congress lacked the power to tax to help pay down the national debt, representation on congress was not proportional to the state population
problems under the articles of confederation
shays rebellion contributed to the belief among political leaders that the nation needed a stronger central government
the nation needed a stronger central government