Founding Documents

4. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
7. Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation
10. People directly vote for what they want
13. Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
15. The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power
16. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
17. States no one is above the law
19. limited power of the king
21. Division of power among different levels of government
22. Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
23. where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government.
24. Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes

1. Ensures one branch does not become too powerful
2. Avoid tyranny; the majority can't be allowed to dictate or violate the rights of the minorities
3. A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion
5. The governing body that declared us independent of GB.
6. Wanted additional protections for people and states
8. Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
9. The supreme law of the United States of America.
11. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
12. States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
14. The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional
18. War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
20. The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S