US Constitution

By ben_alberson

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    13 colonies declare independence from Great Britain

  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
    First Government for the newly formed United States. The power was mainly in the states therefore the federal government could not do anything except arrange treaties and control trade.

  • Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)

    Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)
    Our government is bicameral with House of Representatives being based on population and the Senate having 2 from each state.

  • The Constitution of USA

    The Constitution of USA
    Better form of government where federal government has more power than the states and can do things that they could not do under the Articles of Confederation. The government was bicameral (House of Representatives and the Senate) and had three branches (Legislative, Judicial, Executive) that had a system of checks and balances.

  • Ratification

    Ratification
    9/13 states had to ratify the constitution in order for it to take effect. The anti-federalists were against the constitution. The federalist papers (published under the name Publius) explained the way the government works so that anti-federalists would be convinced to ratify the constitution.