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Creating the Const.
Notes on Creating the Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ratify | To formally approve of a plan or an agreement |
| Electorial College | The group established by the constitution to elect the president and vice president |
| Compromise | An agreement in which both sides in a dispute agree to give up a little of what they want to make an agreement |
| Weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation | Had to ask for money and troops, could not tax states so they could not regulate money, cannot enforce disputes |
| Achievements of the Articles of Confederation | Could create their own postal service, create and army and navy, make war and peace, print money |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | The western lands were divided into 6 square miles called townships |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | Divided the Northwest territory into smaller territories |
| Virginia Plan called for how many branches of government? | 3 Legislative- Would make laws Executive- Carry out the laws (exit) Judicial- Apply and interpret laws |
| Virginia Plan: How many houses was this made up of? | 2 House Of Representatives Senate |
| Virginia Plan: Congress depended on what to determine the number of lawmakers to send to congress? | Population |
| Virginia Plan: States with a large number people would have more or less representatives than smaller states? | More |
| Delegates from large states liked which plan? | Virginia |
| Delegates from small states liked which plan? | New Jersey |
| New Jersey Plan: Called for how many branches? | 3 Legislative Judicial Executive |
| New Jersey Plan: the legislative branch would have how many houses? | 1 |
| New Jersey Plan: Did each state have an equal vote of congress? | Yes |
| The constitutional convention gave the job of choosing the president to whom? | Electors chosen by state |
| Federalists | People who supported the Constitution |
| Anti-Federalists | People who did not support the constitution |
| What is the 3/5 compromise | When they decided that slaves were to be counted as 3/5 of a person so they were part property and person |
| What is the fugitive slave clause? | Escaped slaves have to be returned to their owners even if they were caught in a free state |
| What was the greatest concern of the anti-federalists? | Congress, they feared, would ruin the country with taxes. The president had enough power to rule like a king. |
| What is a federal system of government? | When a strong national government shared power with the states |
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