What are the 2 parts (branches) that the Articles of Confederation did not have?

No Executive

No Judicial

What document established the Federal Court system?

The US Constitution

How many votes did each state have under the Articles of Confederation?

Each state had one vote regardless of its size or population

What is the first written plan of government

The Articles of Confederation

Did the Articles of Confederation provide for a strong or weak

national government?

The Articles of Confederation

provided for a weak national government

In the Articles of Confederation what were the 3 limits of

Congress?

•No power to tax

•No power to regulate commerce among states

•No common currency

Power is shared between ________ & ________ in a federal system

Power is shared between national & state in a federal system

Who created the basic plan of the U.S. Constitution?

James Madison

Known as the Father of the U.S. Constitution

What is the name of the plan that separated the branches of government?

The “Virginia Plan”

Written by

James Madison

(checks & balances, so no one branch gets too much power)

What branch of government makes the

laws?

The Legislative

Branch

What branch of government

carries out the laws?

The Executive Branch

What branch determines if laws are constitutional

and interprets laws?

The Judicial Branch

Congress is made of how many parts or

houses?

2-housesThe House of

Representatives and the Senate

Which part of the Congress

is based on the states’

population?

The House of Representatives

Which part of Congress has

2 members from each

state?

The Senate

What were the accomplishments

of George Washington

• Federal court system established

• Political parties grew

• Bill of Rights added to Constitution

• Plans made for development of national capital in Washington, DC

What were the accomplishments of John Adams

•Two party system emerged during Adam’s administration

What were the accomplishments

of Thomas Jefferson

• He bought Louisiana from France(Louisiana Purchase)

• Lewis and Clark explored the new land west of the Mississippi River

What were the accomplishments of James Madison

•The War of 1812 caused European nations to gain respect for the US

What were the accomplishments of James Monroe

• He wrote the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere

•What is the Bill of Rights?

• The first ten amendments to the Constitution that guaranteed individual rights, for example

-Freedom of speech, Freedom, of Religion, and Freedom to petition

•Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?

George Washington

Which two famous Virginians wrote the

Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious

freedom?

George Mason & Thomas Jefferson

How many states had to vote for

the Constitution so it could be

ratified?

9 of 13

What was the Great

Compromise?

The agreement that was made to satisfy the small states as

well as the big states in regards to

the number of votes

Who was Benjamin

Banneker?

•An African American astronomer & surveyor, helped complete the design for the city (D.C.)

Put the 1st five presidents in order of when they were in

office

-Washington

-Adams

-Jefferson

-Madison

-Monroe