Ch. 3 - The Constitution - Limiting Gov't Power.

Question 1

the original framework for the government of the united states, adopted in 1781 and superseded by the U.S. Constitution in 1789. It established a “firm league of friendship” among the states, rather than a government of the people

Answer 1

The Articles of Confederation

Question 2

formal changes in a law, bill or constitution

Answer 2

amendments

Question 3

a 1786 meeting at Annapolis, Maryland to discuss interstate commerce, which recommended a larger convention - the Constitutional Convention of 1787

Answer 3

Annapolis Convention

Question 4

Opponents of the ratification of the Constitution, who later coalesced into a political party supporting Thomas Jefferson for president in 1800.

Answer 4

Anti-Federalists

Question 5

written guarantees of basic individual liberties; the first 10 amendments of the U.S. constitution

Answer 5

Bill of Rights

Question 6

documents granted by the English Monarch to individuals, companies, and groups of settlers in the new American colonies, authorizing a degree of self-government, setting the precedent of written contracts defining governmental power.

Answer 6

colonial charters

Question 7

the legal structure of a political system, establishing governmental bodies, granting their powers, determining how their members are selected and prescribing the rules by which they make their decisions. Considered basic or fundamental, a constitution cannot be changed by ordinary acts of governmental bodies

Answer 7

constitution