Constitution Review

Grudge Style

This was the governing document after the American Revolution?

The Articles of Confederation did not work because it did not have the power to regulate ________.

The Articles did not have the power to impose ________ to raise money.

This was held in Philadelphia in 1787?

James Madison is known as the……….?

The Virginia Plan called for ________ branches of government.

The Virginia Plan called for a _____ house legislature.

The Virginia Plan called for representation to based on __________.

The New Jersey Plan was introduced to make representation fairer for the _________ states.

The New Jersey Plan proposed that each state get _______ vote in each branch of Congress.

The Great ________ combined both ideas of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans.

Under the Great Compromise representation in the _____ would be based on population.

Under the Great Compromise in the Senate each state has _____ representatives.

The ________ believed in a strong federal government and the constitution.

The ______ were afraid of the central government having too much power.

The Bill of Rights was promised to be added to the Constitution to make some _________ happy.

Judicial Branch _________ the laws.

Legislative Branch which _______ the laws.

The Executive Branch includes the ___________.

To secure the blessings of liberty meant that our founding fathers wanted to ensure _________ for everyone.

Domestic ________ means peace at home.

The second amendment gives us the right to ______ _______.

The fourth amendment gives us the protection from unreasonable ______ and ________.

The _____ Compromise stated that every 5 slaves would count as three people when counting population.

We the _________,.......

in order to form a more ________ _______,...........

establish justice, ensure domestic __________,.........

provide for the _______ defense,...........

promote the general ________,........

and secure the blessings of ________ to ourselves and ………..

our posterity do ordain and _________ this Constitution for the United States of America.

What is one way a new amendment to the Constitution can be ratified and become law?

What is a preamble?

List three rights the Bill of Rights gives us as U.S. Citizens.

What does “check and balances” among our three branches mean?