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the constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| federalists | supporters of the constitution, favored a strong national government, wealthy interests, and close association with britain |
| anti-federalists | opposed to the constitution, favored a strong state government, close association with france |
| john dickinson | wrote the articles of confederation |
| james madison | father of the constitution and the virginia plan |
| founding fathers | men who wrote the constitution |
| bills | proposed laws |
| amendments | changes to the constitution |
| duties/ tariffs | tax on imported goods |
| popular sovereignty | rule by the people |
| federalism | political system that divided power between national and state governments |
| seperation of powers | government power divided between branches |
| legislative branch | made up of two houses of congress. makes the laws |
| executive branch | president. enforces laws that were passed by the congress |
| judicial branch | system of federal courts. interpret the constitutionality of federal laws and pass judgement in cases involving these laws. |
| checks and balances | system which prevents one of the branches from becoming too powerful |
| veto | president power to reject laws passed by the legislative branch |
| impeach | to formally charge a public official of misconduct in office |
| sovereignty | power |
| virginia statue for religion freedom 1779 | written by jefferson. creates a wall between the church and the state. no state gave financial support to any religious group.the anglican church lost state support. |
| articles of the confederation 1777 | drafted by dickinson. first national constitution that included state power. consisted of 1 body (unicameral) congress each state 1 vote. ratification 9 of 13 states. had major flaws weak central government |
| land ordinance of 1785 | 640 acre towns at $1 per acre where 1 section per town for public education |
| northwest ordinance | sets up 5 states (wisconsin, michigan, ohio, illinois, and indiana) 5000 voters for a territory, 60000 voters for a state, no slavery and fugitive slave law |
| depression | severe economic downturn |
| deflation | more goods than money |
| inflation | more money than goods |
| shays rebellion 1786 | mass farmer who revolts over taxes. imprisonment for debt. inspires continental convention |
| riot act | authorities that can jail anyone without trial |
| mount vernon conference | washington held a conference in his home, va, md, pa, and de show up. agree that aoc has a lot of issues that need another convention |
| annapolis convention 1786 | 5 out of 13 states show up. set up trade agreement and calls for a new convention. |
| constitutional convention 1787 | meeting in philly to ammend the aoc. 12/13 ri. washington unanimously elected chairperson. |
| virginia plan | calls for bicameral legislature based on proportional representation. includes national power |
| bicameral | 2 house system. in congress you have house and senate |
| proportional representation | more people is more representation |
| equal representation | 1 state 1 vote |
| NJ plan | calls for a unicameral legislature based on equal representation |
| william paterson | created the nj plan |
| roger sherman | created the ct plan aka the great compromise |
| great compromise | 2 house system. each state would be given equal representation in the senate. representation in the house would be based on population size. national sovereignty. president |
| 3/5ths compromise | every 5 slaves count as 3 people for determining representation. guarantee that slaves could be imported for at least 20 years longer |
| commercial compromise | congress can regulate interstate and foreign affairs and place tax on imports not exports |
| the federalists paper | written by hamilton, jay, and madison in favor of the constitution. 85 essays |
| bill of rights | first 10 amendments in the constitution that guaranteed rights for every american |
| bill of rights included: | 1) freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly 2) right to bear arms and have well regulated militia 3) need of warrants 4) trial by jury, no double jeopardy, cant be a witness against ys, cant be deprived of llp w/out due process. |
| bill of rights included: 2 | 5)cp: right to a speedy trial, jury in state where crime was committed, must be informed of the cause of the accusation, confront the witnesses against him. obtain witness, can obtain counsel in defense |
| bill of rights included: 3 | 6)cl: can request a jury if private concern in excess of $20 7) no excessive punishment 8) just because it is not in the constitution does not mean it does not exist 9) if not delegated by gov. it is reserved for the state or people. |
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