Name______

Directions: Pick the word that best matches the definition

Word Bank
Articles of Confederation Shay’s Rebellion
NJ Plan Necessary and Proper Clause
VA Plan Federalist
3/5th Compromise Anti-Federalist
Great Compromise Electoral College
Constitutional Convention Checks and Balances
US Constitution Separation of Powers
Federalism

1)This plan of government called for equal representation and was supported by the smaller states. ______

2)The first written form of government after the American Revolution. This document had many issues and was replaced by the United States Constitution. ______

3)This group of people did not support the ratification of the United States Constitution. They supported strong state governments. ______

4)A rebellion by a bunch of farmers over taxes. It showcased the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. ______

5)Allowed for 3 out of 5 slaves to count as part of the population for representation and tax purposes. ______-

6)This group of people supported the ratification of the Constitution. ______

7)This proposed plan called for representation based on population as well as a bicameral legislature. The larger states supported this plan. ______

8)This document replaced the Articles of Confederation and is known as a living document. It was ratified only when a Bill or Rights was added. ______

9)This compromise called for a bicameral legislature where representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population and representation in the House would be equal for each state. This is also known as the Connecticut Plan. ______

10)A body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. ______

11)a system based upon democratic rules and institutions in which the power to govern is shared between national and provincial/state governments, creating what is often called a federation. ______

12)A fundamental principle of American government, guaranteed by theConstitution, whereby each branch of the government (executive, judicial, and legislative) has some measure of influence over the other branches and may choose to block procedures of the other branches ______

13)A section of the United States Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws required for the exercise of its other powers established by the Constitution. ______

14)An act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. ______

15)theconventioninPhiladelphia(1787)ofrepresentativesfromeachoftheformerColonies,exceptRhodeIsland,atwhichtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStateswasframed ______