Constitution Vocabulary

Another name for the Federal Government. The government where the President is in charge.

• Military Weakness

• Central Government

• Federal Government Weakness

• Economic Weakness

An agreement between two or more parties.

• Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

• Shays Rebellion

• Federalists

Farmers were being taxed and had their land taken away. This led to an event where the farmers started an uprising.

• Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

• Shays Rebellion

• Federalists

At the ___________ the Articles of Confederation got changed to the Constitution we have today.

• Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

• Shays Rebellion

• Federalists

The group of people that were FOR the new Constitution and believed in a strong central government.

• Anti-Federalists

• Constitutional Convention

• Shays Rebellion

• Federalists

The group of people that were AGAINST the new Constitution and did not believe in a strong central government.

• Anti-Federalists

• Constitutional Convention

• Shays Rebellion

• Federalists

This word means to approve.

• Two House Legislature

• 3/5ths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Ratify

The compromise that had to do with slavery.

• Two House Legislature

• 3/5ths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Ratify

This had to be included in the Constitution for the Anti-Federalists to approve it.

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Articles

• The Great Compromise

Which compromise led to the creation of a bicameral legislature?

• 3/5ths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Commerce Compromise