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Gr 5 Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Articles of Confederation | This was written during the American Revolution to establish the powers of the new national government |
| Three branches of government | legislative, executive,and judicial |
| The Great Compromise | Decided how many votes each state had in the Senate and the House of Representatives |
| Ratification of the Constitution | 9 of the 13 states had to vote in favor of the Constitution before it could become law |
| Bill of Rights | Written by James Madison and added to the Constitution to guarantee the rights of people |
| The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution | The Bill of Rights which guarantee individual rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion |
| Constitutional Convention | A meeting held in Philadelphia where delegates decided to get rid of the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution |
| Ratify | Giving of formal approval |
| Amendment | Changes to the Constitution |
| Ordinance | Set of laws |
| Convention | An important meeting |
| Shay's Rebellion | Group of farmers rebelled against Massachusetts government |
| War of 1812 | War between Britain and France that lasted two years |
| The Virginia Plan | Plan created by James Madison by which a state's representation in both houses of Congress would have been determined by population |
| The New Jersey Plan | Plan which proposed that the states have equal representation in Congress |
| Constitution of the United States of America | A new plan of government which established a strong central government |
| Federal system | A system of government based on power shared between national and state governments |
| Legislative branch | Makes the laws (Congress) |
| Judicial branch | Decides if laws are constitutional (Supreme Court) |
| Executive branch | Carries out the laws (president) |
| John Adams | The two-party system emerged during his presidency |
| James Monroe | President who wrote the Monroe Doctrine |
| Monroe Doctrine | Warned European nations not to interfere in the western hemisphere |
| George Washington | President who helped establish the federal court system and plan the national capitol |
| Thomas Jefferson | President who bought Louisiana from France |
| James Madison | President during the War of 1812 |
| Benjamin Banneker | African American surveyor who helped designed the capital city of Washington, D.C. |
| Veto | To reject |
| Impeach | To accuse a president of a crime |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that America should expand until it reached from coast to coast |
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