Ch. 14 The Constitution

The document that described the first government of the United States of America was called the Articles of Confederation.

Delegates from most of the United States met to work on a document that created a stronger government. This meeting was called the Constitutional Convention.

The document that created a strong national government and still exists today is called the Declaration of Independence.

The system that keeps any one part of the national government from becoming too powerful is called checks and balances.

One problem with the Articles of Confederation was that it made the national government too strong.

The Constitution created a national government that was divided between two branches: the executive and legislative.

The 15th amendment granted suffrage to African American men.

Women finally gained the right to vote in 1870 when the 19th amendment was passed.

This branch has the power to determine whether a law is unconstitutional

This branch can propose an amendment to the constitution