Flashcards
Ch. 3 Constitution
Cards in this deck (22)
- 1Shays' Rebellionwake up call for the colonies; something had to be done about the A.O.C. or we could end up with anarchy (chaos)
- 2Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation1. 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 - 3Constitutional Convention55 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
- 4—Constitutional Convention
George Washington was chosen to preside over the meeting. - 5Virginia Planplan 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
- 6New Jersey Planan alternative plan to the Virginia Plan; called for a unicameral legislature; each state would have one vote.
- 7Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan
- 8Great Compromiseaka the Connecticut Compromise proposed by Roger Sherman; created a bicameral Congress made up of the Senate (equal representation) & the House of Representatives (proportional representation)
- 93/5th Compromiseallowed 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
- 10Slave Trade Compromisestating that Congress could not prohibit the slave trade until 1808, but imported slaves could be taxed.
- 11Article 7says 9 of the 13 states had to ratify (approve) the Constitution before it went into effect
- 12Bill of Rights1st 10 amendments to the Constitution; ratified in 1791
- 13Federalists Paperessays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, & John Jay to support & defend the Constitution
- 14First Amendment
- 15Federalistsgroup who supported ratification of the Constitution
- 16Anti-Federalistsgroup who was opposed to ratifying Constitution; because it did NOT include a Bill of Rights
- 17The PreambleIntroduction to the Constitution
begins with We the People - 186 Goals of the Preamble1. 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 - 19separation of powers
- 20legislative branch (make laws)
- 21executive branch (enforces the laws)
- 22judicial branch (interprets the laws)
