What is the definition of ratify?
formally approve
What could Congress and the states both manufacture under the Articles of Confederation that created economic
problems?
money
Who led a rebellion after the Articles of Confederation caused economic turmoil for farmers?
Daniel Shays
What was the major problem with France following the Revolutionary War?
they couldn’t pay off their loans
Name the Compromises made in the Constitutional Convention and their significance
The Great Compromise -
Three-Fifths Compromise -
The Compromise Concerning Commerce -
Connect separation of powers in government with the Biblical understanding of sin and fallen nature
What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 achieve?
provided for the surveying and sale of the Northwest Territory
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 achieve?
set stages for a territory to become a state; 5 states were created from this
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
personal rights and freedoms to citizens
What did the Federalists believe about government power?
they favored the adoption of the Constitution
What did the Anti-Federalists believe about government power?
opposed the Constitution because they believed that it gave the national government too much power
Legislative Branch
primary function is to make laws
Executive Branch
primary function is to enforce the nation’s laws
Judicial Branch
traditionally the function was to interpret the law
George Washington
Convention chairman
James Madison
“the Father of the Constitution”
Roger Sherman
served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention; introduced the Connecticut Compromise; signed the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation
