unit 2

3. limited power to king
5. Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes.
7. Division of power among different levels of government
10. The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S
14. States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
15. War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
16. Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
17. Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
18. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
20. Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
21. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
22. Where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government
23. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
24. The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power.

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.
4. A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion.
6. States no one is above the law
8. People directly vote for what they want
9. Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
11. The supreme law of the United States of America.
12. The governing body that declared us independent of GB.
13. Wanted additional protections for people and states.
19. The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.