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Constitutions
Constitutions Blackmon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the characteristics of Georgia's Constitution of 1777? | created in Savannah; unicameral legislature; created first 8 counties; 1 year term for governor |
| Why did Georgia's Constitution of 1777 create a weak government? | The legislative branch was too powerful. It appointed the governor and judges and the executive council could overrule the governor. |
| How was Georgia's Constitution of 1789 different from the Constitution of 1777? | It had a bicameral legislature named the General Assembly. The two houses were the House of Representatives and the Senate. |
| What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? | no executive or judicial branch; power was too limited (e.g., no power to tax or settle disputes between states) |
| Who represented Georgia at the Constitutional Convention in Phildelphia in 1787? | Abraham Baldwin and William Few |
| Why was the Constitutional Convention needed? | Articles of Confederation were too weak and the Confederation government could not unify the states into one nation. This meeting actually resulted in writing an entirely new Constitution. |
| Georgia was the _____ state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Why did we ratify it so quickly? | 4th;Georgia wanted to know it could count on a national government for protection. |
| Problem: How Should States Be Represented in the New Government?(key terms: Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan) | Virginia Plan – bicameral legislature; representation based on population or proportional representation ; larger states favored this planNew Jersey Plan – unicameral legislature; equal representation or one vote per state; small states favored this plan |
| Solution: What compromise did the delegates create to resolve the issue of state representation?(key terms: The Great Compromise) | The Great Compromise – Bicameral legislatureHouse of Representatives = proportional representationSenate = equal representation (2 senators per state) |
| C. Problem: How Should Slaves Be Counted? (Key terms: northern and southern states) | Southern states wanted to count the slaves in the population. Northern states did not want to count slaves because that would give Southern states a majority in the House of Representatives. |
| D. Solution: What compromise did the delegates create to resolve this issue? (Key terms: The Three-Fifths Compromise) | Three-Fifths Compromise, the totalnumber of free persons would becounted, but only three-fifths of allother persons (slaves) would becounted. |
| E. Problem: How Should the Chief Executive Be Elected? | Debate: should Congress or the people elect the president? |
| F. Solution: What compromise did the delegates create to resolve the issue of state representation?(Key terms: The Electoral College) | Electoral College: The people will indirectly select the president by voting for electors; each state could select as many electors as it had members of Congress (House and Senate). The person who received the highest number of votes (provided it was a ma |
| Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? | To protect individual citizens from the power of the government. |
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