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Constitutional Era
US History prep
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Daniel Shay's Rebellion | Massachusetts Farmer who rebelled against the states of Massachusetts showing the need to revise the Articles of Confederation |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st government of the United States. It was weak only allowing for a legislative branch where all states only had 1 vote and all votes must be unanimous to pass a laws. |
| Constitutional Convention | Meeting held to revise the Articles of Confederation |
| George Washington | Chosen to preside over the Convention to bring prestige to it. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Drafted the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedoms |
| George Mason | Drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights |
| James Madison | Wrote the Virginia Plan, The Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights Was also known as the Father of the Constitution due to the cop |
| John Jay | One of the authors of the Federalist Papers |
| Alexander Hamilton | One of the authors of the Federalist Papers |
| Roger Sherman | Wrote the 3/5 Compromise and the Connecticut(CT) or Great Compromise |
| Virginia Plan | Sets up a government under Federalism that creates 3 equal branches of government Legislative, Judicial and Executive. |
| Connecticut or Great Compromise | Sets up a Bicameral Legislative Body. The upper house-Senate- is equal every state gets 2, and the lower house-House of Representatives- is based on population. (Now it is capped at 435 members) |
| 3/5 Compromise | To determine how slaves would be counted toward representation in the House. 3 out of every 5 would be counted toward representation. |
| Ratify | To pass or approve |
| How many states did it take to ratify the new Constituion? | 2/3 (or 9 of the original 13) |
| Federalist Papers | A series of essays written to convince the states to ratify the Constitution |
| Federalist | People who wanted to ratify the Constitution. George Washington, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton |
| Anti-Federalist | People who did not want to ratify the Constitution. They thought it gave the federal government too much power. Thomas Jefferson, George Mason and Patrick Henry |
| Federalism | The hierarchy of government- Federal government is the supreme law of the land followed by state and then local laws. |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments to the Constitution- They give extra protections to the state. This will allow for the ratification of the Constitution. |
| Executive Branch | This is the office of the Presidency- This branch enforces/executes the laws |
| Legislative Branch | This is Congress- This branch makes and passes laws |
| Judicial Branch | The Court System- This branch judges whether laws and act by Congress and the President violate the Constitution or not. |
| Bicameral | Two house legislative body |
| Article I | Sets up the Legislative Branch |
| Article II | Sets up the Executive Branch |
| Article III | Sets up the Judicial Branch |
| Article I Section 8 | Necessary and Proper Clause: Congress Can pass laws that are necessary and proper in the running of the government. |
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