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Instructions for Side by Side Printing
  1. Print the notecards
  2. Fold each page in half along the solid vertical line
  3. Cut out the notecards by cutting along each horizontal dotted line
  4. Optional: Glue, tape or staple the ends of each notecard together
  1. Verify Front of pages is selected for Viewing and print the front of the notecards
  2. Select Back of pages for Viewing and print the back of the notecards
    NOTE: Since the back of the pages are printed in reverse order (last page is printed first), keep the pages in the same order as they were after Step 1. Also, be sure to feed the pages in the same direction as you did in Step 1.
  3. Cut out the notecards by cutting along each horizontal and vertical dotted line
To print: Ctrl+PPrint as a list

22 notecards = 6 pages (4 cards per page)

Viewing:

Road to Constitution

front 1

Boston Tea Party

back 1

Protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor.

front 2

Intolerable Acts

back 2

Series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party.

front 3

Declaration of Independence

back 3

the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain.

front 4

Articles of Confederation

back 4

1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)

front 5

Constitutional Convention

back 5

The meeting of state delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia called to revise the Articles of Confederation. It instead designed a new plan of government, the US Constitution.

front 6

U.S. Constitution (1787)

back 6

Replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a functioning government. Established (1) federalist system, (2) separation of powers, (3) checks and balances, (4) Bill of Rights.

front 7

Virginia Plan

back 7

Proposal to create a strong national government

front 8

bicameral legislature

back 8

a lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts

front 9

unicameral legislature

back 9

One-house legislature

front 10

Conneticut Compromise (AKA GREAT COMPROMISE)

back 10

created two houses of congress, one where the number of votes determined the population of each state (House of Representatives) and one where each state had equal votes (Senate)

front 11

Federalists

back 11

A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.

front 12

Anti-Federalists

back 12

Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption.

front 13

Shay's Rebellion

back 13

A series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers led by Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shays to block foreclosure proceedings.

front 14

Bill of Rights

back 14

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

front 15

Checks and Balances

back 15

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power

front 16

Amendment

back 16

A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law

front 17

Inalienable Rights

back 17

unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor : freedom of religion, the most inalienable of all human rights. LIFE, LIBERTY, PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

front 18

Weakness of the Articles of Confederation

back 18

  • No power to raise money through taxes (federal/national government was too weak)
  • No way to enforce the laws passed by Congress (federal/national government was too weak)
  • the federal (national) government was too weak;
    the state governments had more power
  • Each state only had one vote in Congress despite the size of the state
  • No Judicial Branch, or Exeuctive Branch

front 19

Constitutional Convention (what was it?)

back 19

Meeting in 1787 of the elected representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of the United States.

front 20

3/5th Compromise

back 20

The 3/5's compromise declared that three fifths of enslaved men and women would be counted to determine representation and direct taxation.

front 21

Who helped write the majority of what would be included in the Constitution? Also know as the "Father of the Constitution."

back 21

James Madison

front 22

Who was the founder that presided over the Constitutional Convention (think celebrity status during this time)

back 22

George Washington