President of the Constitutional Convention

Wanted a strong national gov't, Important members were James Madison and John Jay

3 branches of gov't
Bigger states get more votes

The year the Constitution was written

Branch that interprets the law

Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

Name 3 weaknesses of the AOC

1 branch of gov't
States get = votes

The national gov't and state gov'ts work together

The legislative branch's main job

Wrote everything that was happening at the Constitutional Convention

An uprising that made the government nervous about their new nation

Senate and the House of Representatives were created in this

Popular Sovereignty means

People have the right to vote for a representative

Idea of Natural Rights came from

Because gov't didn't have the power to tax the gov't could not do

Agreement about how slaves would be counted for voting

Powers granted to the federal gov't

Who is apart of the executive branch (name 3)

Idea of Separation of Powers came from

Patrick Henry and George Mason were apart of a group who wanted strong state gov'ts

States were brought into the US as equal states once they had 60,000 people living in a territory

Powers granted to the state gov'ts

Every person has to follow the same laws (even the president)