Constitution

3. a country governed by elected representatives.
4. Ordinance a law passed by Congress that stated how western lands would be governed.
8. Sovereignty the idea that the government's authority comes from the people.
10. of Rights a formal listing of the basic rights of U.S.citizens.
11. Shays a hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
13. fifty five men from 12 states who attended the Constitutional Convention.
17. Convention a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the Constitution.
19. Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution".

1. College the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president.
2. the number of delegates that left the convention before it ended and did not sign the Constitution.
5. the "Age of Reason".
6. of Confederation articles created a firm league of friendship.
7. of Secrecy is when delegates wanted to feel free to speak their minds without causing alarm among the general public.
9. of Friendship a loose union of 13 states cooperated for a common purposes.
12. designed Congress to balance the rights of large and small states.
14. Branch the president is the head of this branch.
15. Branch the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws.
16. people who could not earn enough to pay their debts or taxes.
18. Federalist Papers a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states.