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OC CH.4 Tara Stewart
OC CH.4 Tara Stewart p.6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Magna Carta | a document signed by King John in 1215, which made the King subject to the Law |
| Influence of the Magna Carta on the Constitution | the magna carta limited the power of rulers and also made the ruler subject to the law |
| Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religous Freedom | This document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay a church with tax money |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Slavery | banned slavery from those territories |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Adding New States | when the population of a territory reached 60000 people, its settlers could draft a constitution and ask to join the union |
| Purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 | use of the land west of the under the control the states. the states needed a way to raise money to pay off debts. sold land |
| How Land was Divided under the Land Ordinance of 1785 | split land into townships of 36 sq. miles divided into 36 lots of 64 sq. acres each |
| Major Influences on the U.S. Constitution | the main influences on the constitition were the magna carta with limiting monarchs power, the english bill of rights which stripped the rulers of even more power. other influences include the enlightenment and the mayflower compact |
| How the Articles of Confederation Reflected the Ideas of the Declaration of Independence | in the declaration of independence it talked about how wrong it was for king george tobe such a tyranical ruler. the articles of confederation avoided having one leader for that exact reason. tried to give the people as many of their rights as possible. |
| Significance of the Articles of Confederation | this was the untied states frirst attempt at creating a constitution. Though most of the ideas in this doocument may not have been used in our constitution today,this was the framing for our constitution. |
| Main Cause of Shay's Rebellion | farmers were angry that they were being charged new taxes that they couldnt all afford and decided to protest the taxes by revolting |
| U.S. Government's Response to Shay's Rebellion | state government ordered farmers to stop the revolt under threat of torture and death |
| American Citizens' Response to Shay's Rebellion | threats made the farmers more determined to fight for their cause |
| Significance of Shay's Rebellion | helped to highlight the flaws of the articles of confederation and how they did not help congress to protect the citizens in the US |
| Main Features of the Articles of Confederation | the main features of the articles of confederation were that Congress would become a single branch of the national government, but would have limited powers in order to protect the liberties of the people |
| Problems with Britain after the Revolution | difficult to enforce international treaties. hard to force the British to givemup forts. britain closed many of its ports to American ships. britain forced american merchants to pay high tariffs . |
| Problems with Spain after the Revolution | spain closed the lower missouri river to U.S shipping. Congress tried to workout an agreement with spain but the plan didnt recieve a majority vote and spain broke off negotiations |
| Purpose of the Costitutional Convention | to improve the articles of confederation |
| Virginia Plan | brought by Edmund Randolph and written by James Madison. Large state plan. more power to nat. gov. bicameral legisl.large states had more rep. proposed three branches legislative, executive, and judicial. |
| New Jersey Plan | Small state plan brought by William Patterson. Proposed that every state recieved 1 vote in the legislature regardless of population. more power to state governments. unicameral: equal representation for all states |
| Great Compromise | (connecticut compromise)presented by Roger Sherman. Representation in the House of Representitives would be based on population. each state woukd have same # of senators. bicameral legislature w/ 2 houses =congress |
| North vs. South disagreement over slavery at the Constitutional Convention | south depended on slavery for labor. north wanted to abolish slavery. agreed to abolish trade in 20 years from then. |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | said that slaves would be counted as 3/5ths of a person when determining a state's population for representation |
| Popular Sovereignty | the idea that political authority belongs to the people |
| Federalism | the sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country |
| Purpose of Checks and Balances in the Government | the way the three branches of government share power and dont gain too much power at the same time |
| How the Constitution Reflected the Ideas in the Declaration of Independence | the constitution protected the idea of popular sovereignty which meant that the authority belongs to tha authority and not the people. consitution was a compromise between the northern and the southern states |
| Power of the National Government ("delegated powers") | *powers the national government(given) by the constitution. -could declare war -negotiate treaties(foriegn polocies) -issue money -regulate trade(interstate and foreign) -run the military |
| Power of the State Governments ("reserved" powers) | *powers reserved for the states -regulate education -grant licenses -provide police and fire protection -regulate ssale of property in the state |
| Shared powers between national and state governments("concurrent" powers) | *both national and state share powers -levy taxes -court systems that define crime/punishment -determine voting qualifications |
| Federalists and their Arguments for the Constitution | people who were "for" the constitution thought the constitution offered a good balance of power on the national level and the state level |
| Antifederalists and their Arguments against the Constitution | people who were against the new Constitution because they were worried that a strong central government would take away their rights. |
| The Federalist Papers | Essays that supported the constitution that were written anonymously under the name Publius written to reassure Americans the the new federal government would not over power the states |
| The Bill of Rights-What is it AND how it reflects the ideas in the Declaration of Independence | a bill that protected the individual rightsd of the people and was a way to gurantee that the government would not over run the states. Wrote that the abuses listed in the declaration of independence would be illegal under the new government. |
| Reasons the U.S. Constitution is still in use more than 200 years later | the constitution is ammendable to fit the needs of a changing nation and the fleexibility it has has helped it to survive. |
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