2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Vocabulary Articles of Confederation Constitution Hodge Podge More Hodge Podge

a document stating the rules under which a government will operate.

Constitution

A system of courts to interpret the law.

Judicial Branch

To approve something, usually used when talking about the Constitution.

Ratify (Ratification also acceptable)

In a government, the this person runs the government and sees that the laws are carried out

Executive

A period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises.

Economic Depression

This was the most important accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation

NW Ordinance

The Articles of Confederation were designed to make the central government….

Weak

Under the Articles, Congress was given the power to create and approve treaties, but no power to….

Enforce treaties

This incident was the reason that the Articles of Confederation were changed.

Shay’s Rebellion

The NW ordinance affected all areas west of the Appalachian Mountains, all the way east to this geographic feature.

Mississippi River

This was the year the Constitution was approved.

1789

This group supported the Constitution and believed a strong central government was needed

Federalists

This group disapproved of the Constitution and believed power should stay with individual states

Antifederalists

During the Convention, this idea called for Congress to consist of one house and that representation should be equal among all states.

New Jersey Plan

During the Convention, this idea called for Congress to consist of two houses and that representation should be based upon population.

Virginia Plan

A series of letters designed to convince citizens to vote for the Constitution

Federalist Papers

This Law established the composition of the Supreme Court and the lower courts

Judiciary Act of 1789

This incident, started because of unpopular taxes, showed that the new Federal Government was capable of handling domestic uprisings

Whiskey Rebellion

These two laws, often studied together, made it easy for the President to deport aliens without cause, and more difficult to print anything in newspapers that criticized the government

Alien and Sedition Acts

Shay’s Rebellion occurred in this state, and the Whiskey Rebellion was mostly in this state...

Shays = Massachusetts Whiskey = W. Pennsylvania

This agreement stated that Congress would consist of two houses; one with equal representation and the other would be based upon population

Great Compromise

Ratification of the Constitution required that this many states approve it.

9 of the 13

This event was the international scandal during Adams’ administration…it caused most Americans to become “Anti-French” as it relates to international relations…

XYZ Affair

This was a compromise between the Federalists and Antifederalists; without it, the Constitution wouldn’t have been ratified

Bill of Rights

He is often called the “Father of the Constitution” as he was its principle author

James Madison

Final Jeopardy Category: Articles

There are several documented weaknesses to the Articles of Confederation. Provide as many as you can; the student with the most correct wins their wager; the others will loose theirs.

- No Chief Executive - No National Court System - No Power to Draft Soldiers - No Power to Control Interstate Commerce - No Power to Enforce Treaties - No Power to Collect Taxes from the States - Difficult to Pass Laws (2/3 vote) - No National Currency - Difficult to Amend (Unanimous Vote to Change Articles)