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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.Magna Carta | -document signed by king John in 1215, made king subject to law -limited king's power |
| 2.Influence of the Magna Carta | -kept king or queen from passing new taxes or changing laws without parliament's consent -represenatives have strong voice in england's government |
| 3.Thomas jefferson's virginia statue for religious freedom | -Jefferson's ideas about religious freedom were included in the virginia statue for religious freedom -document declared that "no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money |
| 4.northwest ordinance of 1787: Slavery | -ordinance stated "there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the territory -banned slavery |
| 5.northwest ordinance of 1787: adding new states | -ordinance created a system for bringing new states into the union -congress agreed it would be divided into several smaller territories -when population reaches 60,000,settlers could draft thier own constitution and ask to join the union |
| 6.purpose of the land ordinance of 1785 and the northwest ordinance of 1785 | -to set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands |
| 7.how land was divided under the land ordinance of 1785 | -split into townships -36 square miles divided into 36 lots of 640 acres -one lot reserved for public school -4 lots given to veterans -remaining lots sold to public |
| 8.major influences on the U.S constitution | -the 1215 magna carta,1620 mayflower compact,1689 english bill of rights, and the 1700s englightenment |
| 9.how the Articles of Confederation reflected on the ideas in the declaration of independence | -the articles of confederation would protect people's liberties and rights -each state had some power in the government -assured to right,freedom of speech, and pursuit of happiness |
| 10.significance of the articles of confedaration | -one branch -would have limited powers in order to protect the liberties of the people -one vote from each state -settled conflicts among states, |
| 11.main cause of shays's rebellion | -high taxes and debts led to uprising of farmers to protest -led by Daniel Shays |
| 12.U.S goevernment's response to shays's rebelion | led the states to send delegates to the constitutional convention -to change the articles of confederation |
| 13.american citizen's response to shays's rebelion | -led some Americans to admit that the articles of confederation had failed to protect the ideals of liberty set forth in the deceleration of Independence -began to call for a stronger central government |
| 14.significance of shays rebellion | -showed the weakness of the confederation government -Americans were not sure now that the articles protected citizen's rights |
| 15.main features of the articles of confedaration | -no chief executive,no national court system,laws needed approval by nine of thirteen colonies,any amendments to the articles must be approved by all 13 states -congress did not have the power to tax citizens, to draft an army,to collect state debts |
| 16.problems with britian after the revolution | -britian closes many of it's ports to american ships -britian places tarrifs on america -taxes on imports and exports |
| 17.problems with spain after the revolution | -1784, spanish officials close lower mississipi river to U.S shipping -congress tries to work an agreement with spain, but plan didnt recieve a majority vote in congress |
| 18.purpose of the constitutional convention | -to improve the articles of confedaration -came up with the virginia plan,new jersey plan,great compromise,three-fifths compromise,and the slave trade |
| 19.virginia plan | -written by james maddison -brought by Edmund Randolph -proposed three branches of government 1.the executive 2.the legislature 3.the judicial -representation would be based on population |
| 20.new jersey plan | brought by william patterson -proposed every state recieve one vote in the unicameral legislature,regardless of population -more power to state government |
| 21.great compromise | -presented by roger sherman -representation in the house of represenatives would be based on population -each state would get the same number of senators |
| 22.north vs. south disagreement over slavery at the constitutional convention | -southern economies need the slave trade -northern thought slavery was wrong -many southern delegates said if they ended slavery, most of them would leave the union -worried delegates reached another compromise, agreeing to end slavery in 20 years |
| 23.three-fifths compromise | -said slaves would be counted as 3/5ths of a person when determining a state's population for representation -slave trade would be abolished after 20 years |
| 24.popular sovereignty | -the idea that political authority belongs to the people -Americans had boldly declared this idea in the declaration of independence |
| 25.federalism | -the sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country -result of delegates wanting to balance power of national government with the powers of the state |
| 26.purpose of checks and balances in the government | -keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerfull -where the three branches of government shared power |
| 27.how the constitution reflected the ideas in the decleration of independence | -balanced power throughout the colonies and governments -improved the articles of confederation to reassure to protect citizen's rights |
| 28.power of the national government | -powers of the natipnal government "delegated" to it by the constitution -declare war -negotiate treties -issue money -regulate trade -run the military |
| 29.power of the state governments | -the division of powers between the national government and state govrnments -powers "reserved" for the states -regulate education -grant licenses -provide police and fire protection -regulate sale of property in the state |
| 30.shared powers between national and state governments | -both national and state governments share these powers -levy taxes -define crimes and punishments -determine voting qualifications -borrow money |
| 31.federalists and thier arguments for the constitution | -believed that the constitution offered a good balance of power -wrote the federalist papers, to reassure Americans that the new federal government would not overpower the states |
| 32.antifederalists and thier arguments against the constitution | -thought that the constitutional convention should not have created a new government -main problem was that the constitution did not have a section that guaranteed individual rights |
| 33.the federalist papers | -essays supporting the constitution written anonymously under the name publius -tried to reassure americans that the new federal government would not overpower the states -written by Hamilton,Madison,and Jay |
| 34.the bill of rights- what is it and how it reflects the ideas in the decleration of independence | -10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizen's rights -set a clear example oh how to amend the constitution to fit the needs of a changing nation |
| 35.reasons the U.S. constitution is still in use more than 200 years later | -10 amendments included -flexibility of constitution amendments set a clear example of how to amend the constitution to fit the needs of a changing nation |
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