FORMING A GOVERNMENT

3. New federal constitution that would give sovereignty or supreme power to the central government
4. People who opposed the Constitution and thought that the Constitutional Convention should not have created a new government
5. Includes the president and the departments that help run the government
7. Held in May 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation held in May 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation
10. Opposed the Constitution and believed the guaranteeing individual rights
11. commerce, Trade between two or more states
12. The right to vote by allowing any white man who paid taxes to vote
15. Land was split into townships which were 36 square miles divided into 36 lots of 640 acres
20. He co-wrote The Federalist Papers co-founded the Democratic-Republican Party and served as the fifth United States Secretary of State from 1801 to 1809
21. Occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
22. A living document for more than 200 years
25. This document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money
26. Keeps any branch from becoming too powerful

1. Plan The plan gave each state an equal number of votes and thus an equal voice in the federal government
2. Made up of all the national courts
6. The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution
8. Taxes on imports or exports.
9. A document signed by King John in 1215, made the king subject to law.
13. These essays supporting the Constitution were written by Alexander Hamilton James Madison and John Jay
14. Protest high taxes and heavy debt
16. Must be approved by two-thirds majority of both houses of Congress and then ratified by three-fourths of the states before taking effect
17. The agreement to make two-house legislature
18. A set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
19. Included areas that are now Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Minnesota and Wisconsin
23. Supporters of the Constitution
24. A period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment