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Unit 3: Gov't
Government after Rev
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the first set of laws/principles called that was ratified on Nov. 15, 1777? | Articles of Confedertion |
| To approve or pass | ratify |
| Who had more powers according to the Articles? The states, national, or local governments? | State governments |
| Know what the weaknesses of the Article of Confederation were. (PPT slide) | Can’t carry out Congress’s laws. Rely on state courts. Couldn’t levy taxes Couldn’t repay war debts Couldn’t pay soldiers 9/13 states had to agree to pass anything States could mint their own money. Troubles with other countries |
| What were two reasons the Americans were angry with the British after the war? | Cut off trade (high tariffs) and refused to give up forts in the territories the Americans took over |
| trade between two or more states | intestate commerce |
| increase the price of goods and services with little or no value to the money they have | inflation |
| low economic activity with a high unemployment rate | depression |
| What event/rebellion led to the Founding Fathers reconsidering how the government should be set up due to farmers paying high taxes and losing their land? | Shay's Rebellion |
| What ordinance set up the plan for settling new territories, allowing states to join the union & banned slavery in new states? | Northwest Ordinance 1787 |
| What two countries did the U.S. have problems with economically following the war? | England and Spain |
| What river did Spain shut down for trade hurting merchants and farmers in 1784? | Mississippi |
| Why did the British not give up forts in the Northwest Territory following the war? | fur trading |
| The date and place where the Constitutional Convention met. | May 25, 1787 in Philadelphia, PA |
| Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| This plan of government included 3 branches of government, checks and balances for them and had a bicameral legislature which was based off population of the state. It also supported a stronger state government than a central government. | Virginia Plan |
| This plan of government included a legislature which was unicameral with each state receiving one vote and supported a strong central government | New Jersey Plan |
| This plan for government took two plans met them in the middle: A bicameral legislature with an upper house (Senate) with the same number of representatives from each state, a lower house (House of Representatives) with representatives based off pop. | Great Compromise (Connecticut Plan) |
| The southern states and northern states disagreed on counting slaves as votes until this compromise was reached between them. | Three-Fifths Compromise |
| What year did the Constitution give the southern states until they needed to stop the slave trade? | 1807 |
| The Constitution was approved on this date, with Rhode Island being the 9th of the 13 to approve it. | June 21, 1788 |
| This group of men opposed a new Constitution, instead, they wanted to alter the Articles of Confederation because the Constitution did not have a Bill of Rights and because it felt as though this set of laws was like a monarchy like King George III. | Antifederalists |
| This group of men supported the new Constitution with a strong national government. | Federalists |
| The three authors of the Federalists Papers who wrote more than 80 essays in news paper under the alias, “Publius,” to persuade people to support the Constitution. | John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison |
| The set of essays written for the New York newspaper trying to convince the public to support the Constitution. The authors pseudonym name was, "Publius," for all the essays | Federalists Papers |
| Bill of Rights: Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. | Amendment 1 |
| Bill of Rights: Right to bear arms. | Amendment 2 |
| Bill of Rights: Protection from quartering of troops. | Amendment 3 |
| Bill of Rights: Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. | Amendment 4 |
| Bill of Rights: Right to due process, no self-incrimination, and eminent domain limit | Amendment 5 |
| Bill of Rights: Right to a fair and speedy trial. | Amendment 6 |
| Bill of Rights: Right to trial by jury in civil cases. | Amendment 7 |
| Bill of Rights: Protection from cruel and unusual punishment. | Amendment 8 |
| Bill of Rights: Rights not listed are retained by the people. | Amendment 9 |
| Bill of Rights: Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved for states. | Amendment 10 |
| When was the Bill of Rights was ratified? | December 15, 1791 |
| Who is the primary author of the Constitution? | James Madison |
| Bicameral | A legislative body or system that is divided into two separate chambers or houses. |
| Unicameral | A legislative system or body that consists of a single chamber or house. |
| Legislative branch | The branch of government is one of the three branches of government in a democratic system, responsible for making laws. Its primary function is to create, amend, or repeal laws based on the needs and priorities of the state it represents (Senate & House) |
| Executive branch | The branch of government is one of the three branches of government in a democratic system, responsible for implementing and enforcing laws and is run by the president. |
| Judicial branch | branch is one of the three branches of government in a democratic system, responsible for interpreting and applying laws through the court system. Its primary function is to ensure that laws are consistent with The Constitution. |
| checks and balances | The principle of government design that ensures no single branch or entity of government becomes too powerful or exceeds its constitutional authority. |
| Federalism | A system of government in which power is divided and shared between a central (national) government and regional (state or provincial) governments. |
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