Lesson 3 Creating a Constitution

James Madison was...

• the Father of the Constitution.

• the first president of the Constitutional Convention.

• George Washington's enemy.

• loyal to King George.

A meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation

• the Revolution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Constitutional Convention

• the Second Continental Congress

Called for two houses of Congress both based on population

• the Three-fifths Compromise

• the Virginia Plan

• the Great Compromise

• the New Jersey Plan

Called for one house of Congress with the same number of delegates from the states

• the Great Compromise

• the Virginia Plan

• the Three-fifths Compromise

• the New Jersey Plan

Popular sovereignty is when...

• people cannot vote.

• people have the power in government.

• leaders rule the people.

• no one has power.

This is when three out of every five enslaved persons was counted in the state populations.

• the Three-fifths Compromise

• the New Jersey Plan

• the Great Compromise

• the Virginia Plan

the lawmaking branch of government

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Congress Branch

• Legislative Branch

the branch that carries our and executes the laws

• Congress

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

the branch that reviews and interprets the laws

• the Supreme Court

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

The branches of government have individual powers that keep each branch from being too powerful.

• federalism

• separation of powers

• state powers

• checks and balances