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The Magna Carta English document that made King subject to law like all the other citizens, limited king's power.
Influence of the Magna Carta on the Constitution Influenced a limited government, limited powerful executive's power.
Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Declared no person could be forced to go to a particular church, or be forced to use their tax money to pay for the church.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787: slavery The Ordinance stated there should be no slavery in the new territories.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787: adding new states According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, when the population of a territory reached 60,000 people, its settlers could draft a constitution and ask to join the Union.
Purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 To set up a system to divide and survey land. Also to create a political system.
Major influences on the U.S. Constitution Major influences were The Mayflower Compact, Colonial Assemblies, Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, Magna Carta, The English Bill of Rights, and the Enlightenment.
How the Articles of Confederation reflected the ideas in the Declaration of Independece It made limited government in order to protect citizens' rights.
Significance of Articles of Confederation First attempt at self-government between the states. Could now have more power, but still had barely any.
Main cause of Shays's Rebellion Farmers that were unhappy at the high taxes imposed on them, and because the taxes were so high, the farmers were in debt. Their land was taken from them by the courts and sold without their consent.
U.S. Government's response to Shays's Rebellion The government was very slow to respond to the rebellion, which showed a very good reason to why the Articles of Confederation were ineffective.
American citizens' response to Shays's Rebellion They saw the rebellion as an example to why the Articles of Confederation were ineffective, because they could not stop rioting citizens quickly.
Significance of Shays's Rebellion Shays's Rebellion pointed out why the Articles of Confederation would not work, dubbing them ineffective.
Main features of the Articles of Confederation No chief executive, laws needed approval by 9 of 13 states, Congress did not have the power to tax, no power to draft army, no national court system, any changes must be approved by all states, no power to collect debts, and no power to settle disputes.
Problems with Britain after the Revolution It was hard to enforce the treaties, hard to enforce the British getting out of America, and Britain closed all their ports to American ships. They also placed high tariffs on American goods.
Problems with Spain after the Revolution Spain closed the lower Mississippi to US shipping.
Purpose of the Constitutional Convention The purpose was to improve the Articles of Confederation.
Virginia Plan A new federal constitution that would give sovereignty, or supreme power, to the central government. It would have a bicameral legislature, and the number in both houses based on population.
New Jersey Plan Called for a unicameral, or one house legislature. The plan gave each state an equal number of votes, therefore an equal voice. Gave more power to state governments.
Great Compromise Bicameral legislature, number of reps in lower house based on state population, and the number of reps from each state. in the upper house would be equal.
North vs. South disagreement over slavery at the Constitutional Convention. Some delegates wanted to ban the slave trade, while others argued banning it would effect economy. The south wanted to count their slaves as pop. for reps, prop. for taxes. North disagreed, pop. for taxes, prop. for reps.
Three-Fifths Compromise Only three-fifths of a state's slave population would count when determining representation.
Poplular Sovereignty The idea that political authority belongs to the people.
Federalism The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country.
Purpopse of checks and balances in the government. Checks and balances keep any branch of government from becoming to powerful.
How the Constitution reflected the ideas in the Declaration of Independence It protected the peoples rights.
Power of the national government ("Delegated" Powers) Powers of the national govt. delegated (given) to it by the Constitution: declare war, negotiate treaties, issue money, regulate trade, run the military.
Power of the state governments ("reserved" powers) Powers "reserved" for the states: regulate education, grant licenses, provide police and fire protection, regulate property sale.
Shared powers between national and state governments ("concurrent" powers) Both national and state govt. share these powers: levy taxes, define crimes and punishments, determine voting qualifications, and borrow money.
Federalists and their arguments for the Constitution Federalists were supporters of the Constitution. Said the Constitution offered a good balance of power.
Antifederalists and their arguments against the Constitution Antifederalists were people who opposed the Constitution. They wanted a section that guaranteed individual rights, thought the Constitution gave too much power to the government, and thought the Const. Conv. should not have created new government.
The Federalist Papers Essays written supporting the Constitution. They tried to reassure Americans that new gov. would not try to overpower states.
The Bill of Rights- What is it and how it reflects the ideas in the Declaration of Independence. The Bill of Rights is a document that protects the citizens' rights. It protects the natural rights, which have not been forgotten.
Reasons the U.S. Constitution is still in use more than 200 years later. The Constitution provides a basic form of government, protecting the rights of everyone. It offers a form of protection, laying out basic rights for everyone.
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