unit 2

3. Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
4. The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power.
8. Wanted additional protections for people and states.
9. States no one is above the law
10. War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
13. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
15. Ensures one branch does not become too powerful.

1. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
2. Division of power among different levels of government
5. The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S
6. Where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government
7. limited the power of the king
11. People directly vote for what they want
12. The governing body that declared us independent of GB.
14. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections