creation and ratification of the constitution

Question 1

federalism

Answer 1

a system of goverment in which power is divided between a central govermnet and state goverments.

Question 2

seperation of powers

Answer 2

dividing the goverment into 3 branches; not one branch is given all the control

Question 3

indvisual rights

Answer 3

the freedoms given to each person to pursue their lives and goals without interference from other individuals or the goverment

Question 4

popular sovereignty

Answer 4

a goverment based on the consent of people

Question 5

tenth admendment

Answer 5

the goverment only has those powers given to it by law under the constitution

Question 6

republic

Answer 6

people exercise their powers by voting for political representatives; voting to elect people into office.

Question 7

check & balances

Answer 7

each branch of goverment can exercise a control over the other branches

Question 8

why did they create a weak goverment?

Answer 8

they created a weak goverment because they didn’t want a strong goverment with all the power

Question 9

what made it so weak

Answer 9

they couldn’t tax or enforce laws