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Flashcards by victoria russ, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by victoria russ
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| Question | Answer |
| Shays' Rebellion | wake up call for the colonies; something had to be done about the A.O.C. or we could end up with anarchy (chaos) |
| Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation | 1. the national Congress could make laws but it did NOT have the power to enforce its laws 2. the Congress could not TAX 3. No President, no national court system |
| Constitutional Convention | 55 delegates met in Philadelphia from May 25th to Sept. 17th, 1787 original purpose was to REVISE the Articles of Confederation, instead they write a new constitution |
| Constitutional Convention George Washington was chosen to preside over the meeting. | |
| Virginia Plan | plan proposed by James Madison; called for 3 branches of government & a bicameral legislature; in both houses the # of representatives will be based on the state's population |
| New Jersey Plan | an alternative plan to the Virginia Plan; called for a unicameral legislature; each state would have one vote. |
| Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan | |
| Great Compromise | aka the Connecticut Compromise proposed by Roger Sherman; created a bicameral Congress made up of the Senate (equal representation) & the House of Representatives (proportional representation) |
| 3/5th Compromise | allowed the government to count slaves as partial people, settling the dispute over counting slaves. Under this compromise, slaves were counted as three-fifths of a human being for the purpose of taxation and representation in Congress |
| Slave Trade Compromise | stating that Congress could not prohibit the slave trade until 1808, but imported slaves could be taxed. |
| Article 7 | says 9 of the 13 states had to ratify (approve) the Constitution before it went into effect |
| Bill of Rights | 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution; ratified in 1791 |
| Federalists Paper | essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, & John Jay to support & defend the Constitution |
| First Amendment | |
| Federalists | group who supported ratification of the Constitution |
| Anti-Federalists | group who was opposed to ratifying Constitution; because it did NOT include a Bill of Rights |
| The Preamble | Introduction to the Constitution begins with We the People |
| 6 Goals of the Preamble | 1. to form a more perfect unon 2. establish justice 3. insure domestic tranquility 4. provide for the common defense 5. promote the general welfare 6. secure the blessings of liberty |
| separation of powers | |
| legislative branch (make laws) | |
| executive branch (enforces the laws) | |
| judicial branch (interprets the laws) |
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