Question

Define and describe each of the following

Declaration of Independence

Articles of Confederation

Continental Congress

New Jersey Plan

Virginia Plan

Constitution

Federalists

Anti-federalists

Separation of Powers

Enumerated powers

Implied powers

Answer 1

Ans) Declaration of Independence:

- The Declaration of Independence, 1776. By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.

-Articles of Confederation, 1777–1781. The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.

Continental Congress:

- The Continental Congress was initially a convention of delegates from a number of British American colonies at the height of the American Revolution, who acted collectively for the people of the Thirteen Colonies that ultimately became the United States of America.

New Jersey Plan:

- The New Jersey Plan was a proposal for the structure of the U.S. federal government put forward by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The proposal was a response to the Virginia Plan, which Paterson believed would put too much power in large states to the disadvantage of smaller states.