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Chapter 4 Mrs.Robert

OC Chapter 4 Mrs. Robert Per. 5 Emily Brown

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The Magna Carta In this painting King John of England is signing the Magna Carta, or the Great Charter, which established that the king was subject to the law just like everyone else.
Influence of the Magna Carta on the Constitution It declared that people could not be deprived of their lives, liberty, or property.
Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom This document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church or be required to pay for a church with tax money.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Slavery Banned Slavery from all western states.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Adding New States The uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt became know as Shays's Rebellion.
Purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 Set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands.
How land was divided under the Land Ordinance of 1785 The ordinance established the Northwest territory.
Major influences on the U.S. Constitution The framers of the Constitution blended ideas and examples from both the American colonies and from England to write this lasting document.
How the AOC reflected the ideas in the DOI Enlightmentthinkers such as English philosopher John Locke supported the movement toward self-government.
Significance of the Articles of Confederation Congress would become the single branch of the national government, but it would have limited powers in order to protect the liberties of the people.
Main cause of Shay's Rebellion With the courts shut down, no one's property could be taken.
U.S. Government's response to Shays's Rebellion The state government ordered the farmers to stop the revolt under threat of capture and death.
Citizens' response to Shays's Rebellion Most Citizens were with Shays and his rebellion but somepeople were against it.
Significance of Shays's Rebellion The uprising of the farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt.
Virginia Plan He proposed a new federal constitution that would give sovereignty, ect.
New Jersey Plan Which called for a unicameral, or one-house, legislature.
Great Compromise The agreement to create a two-house legislature became know as the Great Compromise.
North vs. South disagreement over slavery at the Constitution Convention The North thought that slavery should be destroyed and the South disagreed; they needed slavery for their farms, ect.
Three-fifths Compromise Under this agreement only Three-Fifths of a state's slave population would count when determining representation.
Popular sovereignty The idea that political authority belongs to the people.
Federalism Federalism is the sharing of the power between a central government and the states that make up a country.
Purpose of checks and balances in the government Which keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful.
How the Constitution reflected the ideas in the Declaration of Independence. The constitution was much like the DOI. The DOI was based on the Constitution; they made changes to it though.
Power of the National government - Declare war - Negotiate Treaties - Issue Money - Regulate trade (Interstate & Foreign)
Power of State government - Regulated Education - Grant Licenses - Provide Police & Fire - Regulate sale of property in the state - Run the military
Shared powers between national and state governments - Levy Taxes - Define Crimes & Punishments - Determine Voting Qualifications - Borrow Money
Federalists and their arguments for the Constitution Supporters of the Constitution.
Antifedalists and their arguments for the Constitution People who opposed the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers These essays supporting the Constitution were written anonymously under the name Publius.
The Bill of Rights - What is it AND how it reflects the ideas in the Declaration of Independence 10 of the proposed amendmentss intended to protect citizens' rights.
Reasons the U.S. Constitution is still in use more than 200 years later Without the Constitution we wouldn't be a stable Country and people wouldn't know how to handle the country.
Constitution A constitution is a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government.
Suffrage Or the right to vote
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom This document declared that no person could be forced to attened a particular church or be requiredto pay for a church with tax money.
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