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OC CH 4 JORTIZ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what was the magna carta and its signifigance? | was a document signed by King John in 1215, the signifigance was that it helped the king subject to law. |
| what was the influence of the magna carta on the constitution? | it kept the king or queen fro passing new taxes or changeing laws without parliaments consent. |
| What was Thomas Jeffersons virginia Statute for religous freedom? | this was a document that was declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be requiredto pay for a church with tax money. |
| What was the Northwest ordinance of 1787 adding of new states | this ordinance established the northwest territory. which included areas that are now in illinois, indiana, michigan, ohio, minnesotta, and wisconsin. |
| northwest ordinance of 1787 slavery | banned slavery in the territory and set the standards for future territories. however, slavery would continue to be a controversial issue. |
| the purpose of the land ordinanceof 1785 | was a system for surveying and divideing up the western lands. |
| How was land divided under the land ordinance of 1785? | It was divided into townships, which were 36 square miles divided into 36 lots of 640 acres each. |
| what were major influences on the u.s. constitution? | was the mayflower compact of 1620, colonial assemblies, the Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom, Magna Carta of 1215, The English Bill of Rights of 1689, and the Enlightenment of the 1700s. |
| How the articles of confederation reflected the ideas in the declaration of independence... | its helped declare laws to have people follow and have. |
| what was the significance of the articles of confederation? | that congress would become a single branch of national government and limited powers in order to protect the liberties of the people. |
| what was the main cause of Shays rebellion? | that massachuettes tried to pay its war debts by collecting taxes on land. |
| what was the us governments response to Shays rebellion? | |
| what was the american citizens response to shays rebellion? | many of them agreed with the rebels and their cause. |
| what was the significance of shays rebellion? | it showed the weekness of the confederation government. It also led some americans to admit that the articles of confederation had failed to prtect the ideals of liberty set forth in the declaration of independence. |
| what were the main features of the articles of confederation? | no chief executive, laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states,congress didnt have the power to tax citizens, congress did not have the power to draft an army, no national court system,any changes must be apporoved by all 13 states. |
| what were the problems with britain after the revolution? | they closed many of its ports to american ships. Britain forced american merchants to pay tariffs- which were taxes on imports or exports. |
| What were the problems with spain after the revolution? | Officals closed the lower Missippi River to us shipping. |
| what was the purpose of the constitutional convention? | to improve the articles of confederation. |
| what was the virginia plan? | a plan that would give sovereignty, or supreme power, to the central government. |
| what was the new jersey plan? | One house legisalture. THis plan gave each state an equal number of votes, thus an equal voice, in the federal government. |
| what was the Great Compromise? | The agreement to create a two house legislature. |
| what was the three fifths compromise? | Under thsi agreement only three fifths of a states slave population would count when determining representation. |
| what was popular sovereignty? | The idea that political authority belongs to the people. |
| what was federalism? | is the shareing of power between central government and the states that make up a country. |
| Whatas the purpose in haveing checks and balances in the government? | This keeps any branch of government from becoming to powerful. |
| what was the power of the national government? | helped declare war, negotiate treaties, issued or make money, regulate trade, and ran the military. |
| what was the power of the state government? | regulated education, grant licenses, provided police and fire protection, regualted sales of property i the state. |
| what were the shared power between the national and state governments? | levy taxes, define crimes and punishments, determined voteing qualifications, and borrow money. |
| what were the federalists arguments for the constitution? | that it offered a good balance of power. |
| what was the antifederalists arguments against the constitution? | thought that the continental convention shouldnt have created a new government, that the constitution gave to mouch power to central government, and the constituation didnt have section that guaranteed indiv. rights. |
| What were the federalists papers? | an essay supporting the constitution and was written anomyously under the name publis. and it was used to reasure americans that the new federal government would not over power the stakes. |
| what was the Bill of Rights? | 10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizens rights.Has allowed it to survivefor more than 200 years. |
| What are the reasons the us constitution is still in use more than 200 year later...? | to ament the constitution to fit the needs of a changeing nation. |
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