1. E Pluribus Unum-”From Many, One”
December 17, 2014
E Pluribus Unum-”From Many, One”
This motto was adopted in 1782 by the Founding Fathers.
Today we are going to review all that we have studied about the Constitution. Get your papers and notes out and put them on your desk.
As a group create a study guide for the following:
People Places Events Ideas Misc.

2. This incident involved poor farmers rebelling against the Massachusetts government. Because of it the founding fathers felt there needed to be a stronger federal government.
Shay’s Rebellion

3. The belief in a republic
The belief in a republic. Instead of voting directly about what they want to do, as in a democracy, people instead vote for people to represent them, and those people decide what to do.
REPUBLICANISM

4. The first attempt at a Constitution for the nation, but it failed.
Articles of Confederation

5. The Articles of Confederation The first attempt at a constitution for the new nation
The 2nd Continental Congress met 1781 and created the Articles of Confederation as the plan of government
The Articles of Confederation were too weak because each state worked as an individual instead as a part of a nation.
A strength was The Land Ordinance of 1785 and The Northwest Ordinance outlined a plan for applying for statehood to western territories.

6. Slave Trade Compromise
An agreement during the Constitutional Convention to protect the interests of slaveholders by forbidding Congress to act on the slave trade for twenty years.
Slave Trade Compromise

7. To approve or accept, as in a law.
Ratification
Place in the Constitution that can be modified.
Amendment

8. The branch of the government that interprets the laws.
Judicial Branch

9. A document that is a set of rules and procedures for government.
Constitution

10. The Constitution of the United States of America -The Law of the Land-

11. The Constitution INTRODUCTION THAT STATES THE PURPOSE PREAMBLE
ARTICLES
PROVIDES THE STRUCTURE AND DEFINITION
AMENDMENTS
PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE

12. A constitutional system with powers shared and divided between the national and state governments
FEDERALISM

13. The branch of the government comprised of the Congress that makes laws and policy.
Legislative Branch

14. Plan proposed by delegates of the Constitutional Convention supporting representation based on population.
Virginia Plan

15. An agreement that provided a dual system of congressional representation. (House of Representatives= population Senate= 2 per state)
Great Compromise

16. Supporters of the constitution.
Federalists

17. This system was built so that no one branch of our government could become too powerful.
CHECKS AND BALANCES

18. This was the method used to include slaves in the population count.
3/5 Compromise

19. Compromises of the Constitutional Convention
The Great Compromise
Bicameral Legislature
House of Representatives
Representation based on population
Senate
Each state has equal representation
3/5 Compromise
Debate over counting slaves for purposes of representation
Each slave counts as 3/5 of a person
Slave trade will end in 1808

20. Plan proposed at the Constitution Convention that advocated the idea of one state, one vote.
New Jersey Plan

21. Government has only those powers delegated to it by the people
Government has only those powers delegated to it by the people. No one is above the law. All must obey.
LIMITED GOVERNMENT

22. This part of the Constitution expressed the reasons it was written; its purpose.
Preamble

23. The Preamble
We the People of the United States of America, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

24. GOALS OF THE PREAMBLE PREAMBLE EXPLANATION EXAMPLES
“Form a more perfect Union”
Create a nation in which states work together
*interstate roads
*U.S. coins, paper money
“Establish justice”
Make laws and set up courts that are fair
*court system
*jury system
“Insure domestic tranquility
Keep peace in the country
*National Guard
*Federal Marshals
“Provide for the common defense”
Safeguard the country against attack
*Army
*Navy
“Promote the general welfare”
Contribute to the happiness and well-being of all the people
*Safety in the workplace
*aid to the poor
“Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity”
Make sure future citizens remain free
*Commission on Civil Rights
*Federal Election Commission

25. A part of a document that deals with a single subject and defines and describes the framework of the government.
Articles

26. In the United States of America all political power resides in the people. Popular Sovereignty is a doctrine or belief that government is created by and subject to the will of the people. People rule
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

27. The first ten amendments that state the fundamental rights and privileges of citizens.
Bill of Rights

28. THE BILL OF RIGHTS
Many people thought the Constitution made the government too strong and disagreed with it. They were called Anti-Federalists.
Thomas Jefferson proposed adding the Bill of Rights.
These 10 amendments protected the individual rights of the Americans.
They guaranteed:
Freedom of worship, speech and press
Trial by jury
No unusual punishments
No housing of soldiers
Right to bear arms
No search and seizure without a court order

29. The branch of the government that carries out and executes the laws.
Executive Branch

30. Constitutional Convention
Meeting held between the states in 1787 to draw up a governing document for the new nation.
Constitutional Convention

31. The Constitutional Convention 1787
Met in Philadelphia with George Washington as leader
The purpose was to create a republic
In a republic the decisions rest upon the consent of the people who elect representatives
9 states were needed for ratification or approval
The Original 13 States

32. Those who opposed the constitution.
Anti-Federalists

33. The three separate branches of government each has its own responsibilities
they work together to make the country run smoothly and to assure that the rights of citizens are not ignored or disallowed
SEPARATION OF POWERS

34. The United States Constitution Federal System of Government
The Three Branches of Government
Balance of Power
EXECUTIVE LEGISLATIVE JUDICIAL CARRIES OUT THE LAWS MAKES THE LAWS JUDGES THE LAWS
PRESIDENT CABINET SENATE HOUSE OF SUPREME COURT
AND REPRESENTATIVES
VICE PRESIDENT

35. What part did North Carolina play?
NC met in Hillsborough on July 21, 1788 and decided NOT to ratify, or approve, the Constitution. NC believed that it created a central or federal government too powerful.
NC and Rhode Island decided to remain totally independent of the United States.
In Fayetteville in 1789, with the promise of a Bill of Rights, NC became the 12th state to approve the Constitution.