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CONSTITUTION TEST
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Constitution | a document that sets out the fundamental principles of governance and establishes the institutions of government |
| Brutus | Robert yates -- suspicion of power, the country is too large to be governed as a Republic, constitution gave too much power to the national government |
| Republic | a government ruled by representatives of the people *Madison's goal --> create a Republic that lasted* |
| Supremacy Clause | Constitution and all national treaties and laws shall be the supreme law of the land |
| Weakness of the Articles of Confederation | shortage of "hard money" and plenty of debt (could not regulate commerce among the states or levy taxes); internal rebellions could not be stopped (they couldn't raise an army) |
| bill of rights passed | 1791 |
| Annapolis Convention | Called in 1786 to address trade and navigation disputes among states; 5 states showed (out of 13) --> new convention moved to Philadelphia |
| Charles Beard | Framers protected * |
| Shay's Rebellion | farms being foreclosed --> Rebellion; illustrated the weakness of the Articles |
| George Washington | President of convention |
| Electoral College | selects the president |
| Rhode Island | didn't go to the constitutional convention |
| Federalist 51 | wirtten by Madison -- checks and balances, Anti-Federalists argued the national government would grow more distant from people and oppress them |
| Hamilton | strong National government |
| Most common method of formal amend | 2/3 vote in both houses and 3/4 of state legislature |
| Bills of attainder | a legislative act that declares a specific person or group guilty of a crime and punishes them without the benefit of a judicial trial |
| James Wilson | popular sovereignty |
| Ex post facto laws | laws punishing people for Acts that were not crimes at the time they were committed |
| Edmond Randolph | 3 executives -- introduced Virginia plan |
| Virginia Plan | randolpnh -- 3 branch government with a bicameral legislature, larger States had more representation in both chambers (low -- elected directly by people, high -- nominated by state legislatures and chose by lower house) |
| The Grand Committee | worked out details of Compromise |
| NJ Plan | William Patterson -- unicameral legislature with each state allotted one vote |
| Senate originally selected state legislature | |
| Barron's pg 272 & 273 | |
| Separation of powers | Montisque -- a design of government that distributes powers across institutions in order to avoid making one branch too much on its own |
| Federalism | national/state checks and balances |
| Expressed v Implied powers | authority specifically granted to a branch of the government in the Constitution vs. authority of the federal government that goes beyond its expressed powers |
| No term limits for President originally | tradition |
| how many states were needed for ratification? | 9 |
| Parties responsible for nomination | |
| New Hampshire | 9th state to ratify |
| Federalist No. 10 | written by Madison -- advocated for a larger constitutional republic |
| Dangers of Federalist No. 10 | can't eliminate cause of factions, natural check is a large and diverse republic |
| Robert Yates | wrote Brutus, antifederalist |
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