Name______________________________
Constitution Guided Notes
Major Compromises of the Constitutional Convention
Compromise
Issue
Solution
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Electoral College
The Great Debate
The Federalist Arguments:
The Anti-Federalist Arguments
Ratification
Written to persuade the people to ratify the Constitution
(Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The first 10 amendments were added to the Constitution to
make the Anti-Federalists support the Constitution
Powers of National and State Governments (THIS IS FEDERALISM!!!)
*FederalismDelegated Powers-

Elastic Clause-
Implied Powers-
Loose construction (interpretation)-
-
Strict construction (interpretation)-
Concurrent Powers-
Reserved Powers-
Denied Powers-
Structure of the Constitution
House of
Representatives
Number based on
Legislative Branch (
Age:
the laws)
Leader:
Powers:
-
Term:
Citizen:
-
Lower House
Per State
Senate
Age:
Leader:
Term:
2nd:
Powers:
-
Originally:
-
Citizen:
-
Upper House
-
President and Vice President
Age:
Citizen:
Can
Executive Branch (
the laws)
laws
Appoints
Negotiates
(Chief of
Term:
Enforces
Commander
Recommends
Elected by:
Special Powers:
Supreme Court
Judicial Branch (
Settles legal disputes
Settles State and
between
the laws)
Settles disputes between
individuals and
Chief Justice is
# of Members:
How is the President Elected?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Electoral College- Each state gets electors based on _____________________________________________
Impeachment- The process by which
_____________________________________________________________________________
 House votes _____________________________________________________________________________
 The trial ________________________________________________________________________________
 The Chief Justice ________________________________________________________________________
 The Senate _____________________________________________________________________________
 ___________ vote needed to convict
Constitution Clean-Up
Amending the Constitution
Congress proposed an amendment
by a _____________ vote of each
house.
Proposed amendment goes to
and has to be approved by _______
of the states.
Unwritten Constitution:
 _________________________
 _________________________
 _________________________
Very
A Quick Bit about the Judicial Branch…
____________________________- the power, right, or authority to interpret the law (for our class---which type of
court is allowed to hear a case)
Supreme Court---has _________________________________________________ (hears cases that have already
decided on in lower courts)
Checks and Balances
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Legislative: ________________________, __________________________________, ______________________
Executive: _________________________, __________________________________
Judicial- Judicial Review- _______________________________________________________________________
Bill of Rights:
5 parts of the 1st amendment
Amendments which deal with the rights of the accused