Constitutional Changes Constitutional Meaning? Debate and Compromise Constitutional Principles New Gov’t 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

Name the one way in which the Constitution changes? Row 1---100 Question

- Row 1---100 Answer

-Name the other way in which the Constitution changes? Row 1---200 Question

- Row 1---200 Answer

-How much of Congress is required to propose a change? Row 1---300 Question

-2/3 Row 1---300 Answer

-How many of the states must approve such a change? Row 1---400 Question

-3/4 Row 1---400 Answer

-Which statement in Article I of the Constitution allows Congress to stretch its enumerated powers to do almost anything in the best interests of the citizens? Row 1---500 Question

-Necessary and Proper Row 1---500 Answer

-What is the alternative term for this clause that stretches the government’s power? Row 2---100 Question

-Elastic Clause Row 2---100 Answer

-These powers that are not specifically written in the Constitution but are interpreted to exist? Row 2---200 Question

-Implied Powers Row 2---200 Answer

-This is the idea that the Constitution should be defined by the exact wording used. Row 2---300 Question

-Strict Interpretation Row 2---300 Answer

-Which term describes the idea that the Constitution should be defined by using a broader definition of the words used. Row 2---400 Question

-Loose Interpretation Row 2---400 Answer

-Who has the final say on the meaning of the Constitution? Row 2---500 Question

-Supreme Court Row 2---500 Answer

-Where was the Constitutional Convention? Row 3---100 Question

-Philadelphia Row 3---100 Answer

-Name the government proposed by James Madison at the Convention and it called for a three branch government with a legislature based on population. Row 3---200 Question

-Virginia Plan Row 3---200 Answer

-This is the plan presented by William Patterson that called for a legislature based on state equality and a group executive power. Row 3---300 Question

-New Jersey Plan Row 3---300 Answer

-Name the agreement made at the Convention of 1787 that created a two house legislature with one house based on population and the other based on state equality. Row 3---400 Question

-Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise Row 3---400 Answer

-Name the compromise that said slaves would count as 3/5 a person for the census to determine the population of each state. Row 3---500 Question

-3/5 Compromise Row 3---500 Answer

-The Slave Trade Compromise said that this type of trade would never be taxed? Row 4---100 Question

-exports Row 4---100 Answer

-Name the political group who supported the passage of the new Constitution and its stronger government. Row 4---200 Question

-Federalists Row 4---200 Answer

-What political group opposed the new Constitution and thought it lacked a specific list of people’s rights. Row 4---300 Question

-Anti-Federalists Row 4---300 Answer

-These were newspaper articles written in support of the new Constitution? Row 4---400 Question

-Federalist Papers Row 4---400 Answer

-This was the set of Amendments that were proposed at the request of Anti-Federalists to guarantee certain basic rights to the people. Row 4---500 Question

-Bill of Rights Row 4---500 Answer

-This is the concept that the government is not allowed to do certain things, and many of these restrictions are listed in the Constitution or the Amendments? Row 5---100 Question

-limited government Row 5---100 Answer

Name the concept that all three branches of government are designed so that they have the ability to stop other branches from becoming abusive? Row 5---200 Question

-checks and balances Row 5---200 Answer

-What idea says that the powers of government should be divided so that government will be less likely to abuse the rights of its citizens? Row 5---300 Question

-separation of powers Row 5---300 Answer

-This term means that people have the right to rule themselves through the democratic process of voting? Row 5---400 Question

-popular sovereignty Row 5---400 Answer

-What term describes the system of having multiple governments on the national, state, and local levels? Row 5---500 Question

-federalism Row 5---500 Answer