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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.The Magna Carta | A charter of liberties agreed to by King John of England, it made the king obey the same laws as citizens. |
| 2.Influence of the Magna Carta on the Constitution | In England it limited the power of the king, in America they decided they just didn't want a king. |
| 3.Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | Stated that no one should be forced to go to church or pay for church with their own money. |
| 4.Northwest Ordinance of 1787: slavery | Protected civil liberties and required that public education be provided, also stated that there would not be any slavery in these new territories. |
| 5.Northwest Ordinance of 1787: adding new states | When the population of a territory got to 60,000 people, its settlers could draft a constitution and join the union. |
| 6.Purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 | It set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands |
| 7.How land was divided under the Land Ordinance of 1785 | Land was split into townships, which were 36 square miles divided into 36 lots of 640 acres each |
| 8.Major influences on the U.S. Constitution | The Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the Enlightenment all played big parts influencing the U.S. Constitution |
| 9.How the Articles of Confederation reflected the ideas in the Declaration of Independence | They did not allow a strong central government, and the federal government couldn't tax the states or draft an army |
| 10.Significance of the Articles of Confederation | Showed that the States could take care of themselves |
| 11.Main cause of Shay's Rebellion | Massachusetts tax policy affected farmers a lot,they had to pay new taxes, and the farmers had trouble doing this. |
| 12.U.S. government's response to Shay's Rebellion | Called for Change, Shay's Rebellion pointed out the government's weak spots |
| 13.American citizens' response to Shay's Rebellion | Began to call for a stronger central government |
| 14.Significance of Shay's Rebellion | Showed that anybody can make a difference in the U.S. government |
| 15.Main features of the Articles of Confederation | No chief executive, laws needed approval by at least nine states, Congress did not have the power to tax states or draft an army, no national court system, Congress couldn't collect state debts or settle disputes among the states. |
| 16.Problems with Britain after the Revolution | Many British ports were closed to American merchants, this affected their economy severely |
| 17.Problems with Spain after the Revolution | Spain closed lower Mississippi River to U.S. shiping, western farmers and merchants were angry |
| 18.Purpose of the Constitutional Convention | To improve the Articles of Confederation |
| 19.Virginia Plan | Brought by Edmund Randolph, proposed three branches of government;legislative, executive, and judical. Representation would be based on population, large state plan, and more power to national government. |
| 20.New Jersey Plan | Brought by William Patterson, proposed every state recieve one vote in the legislative, regardless of population. |
| 21.Great Compromise | Presented by Roger Sherman, representation 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 | South needed slaves, north didn't |
| 23.Three-Fiths Compromise | Said slaves would be counted as 3/5ths of a person when determining a state's population for representation |
| 24.Popular Sovereignty | The idea that political authority belongs to the people |
| 25.Federalism | The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country |
| 26.Purpose of checks and balances in the government | Keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful |
| 27.How the Constitution reflected the ideas in the Declaration of Independence | It said that they were free and that they were an independent country, also it showed that they were organizing their government. |
| 28.Power of the national government | Could Declare War, negotiate treaties, and issue money. |
| 29.Power of the state governments | Could regulate education, grant licenses, provide police and fire protection, and regulate sale opf property |
| 30.Shared powers between national and state governments | Could levy taxes, define crimes and punishments, determine voting qualifications, and borrow money. |
| 31.Federalists and their arguments for the Constitution | Believed that Constitution offered a good balance of power |
| 32.Antifederalists and their arguments against the Constitution | Believed Constitution gave too much power to central government, and didn't have a section that guaranteed individual rights |
| 33.The Federalist Papers | Were essays supporting the Constitution, tried to reassure Americans that new federal government would not overpower states |
| 34.The Bill of Rights-What it is and how it reflects the ideas in the Declaration of Independence | The Bill of Rights was a part of the constitution that made sure individual rights would be saved |
| 35.Reasons the U.S. Constitution is still in use more than 200 years later | The U.S. Constitution is still in use today because it is an efficient and usefull way to run our society. |
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