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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Magna Carta | One of the documents that limited the king&queens power. It was signed by King John in 1215 making the king subject to law. |
| Influence of the Magna Carta on the Constitution | The Magna Cartas influence made it so one person didn't have too much power, ever again. |
| Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | Thomas Jefferson's relig. ideas were put into this document that declared no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church w/tax. |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787:slavery | Protected civil liberties, required public education& set a standard for future ter.s; yet, slavery was still a contreversial issue. |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787:adding new states | When the population reached 60,000, it's settlers&people could draft a Const.&ask ro join the Union. |
| Purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 | It established the Northwest Territory-including:IL,IN,MI,OH,WI; and created a system for bringing new states. |
| How land was divided under the Land Ordinance of 1785. | Set up a system for surveying&dividing Western lands; split into townships for 36 square miles divided into 36 lots each w/ 640 acres. |
| Major influence on the US Constitution | The Magna Carta, the Enlightenment, and the English Bill of Rights. |
| How the Articles of Confederation reflected the ideas in the Declaration of Independence | By protecting people's rights&liberties."Unalienable rights" |
| Significance of the Articles of Confederation | Was completely revolved around protecting and respecting people's rights. |
| Main cause of Shay's Rebellion | It was the uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt. |
| U.S. governments response to Shay's Rebellion | They sentenced 4 leaders of the Rebellion to death, however the state soon freed the rebels, knowing many citizens agreed w/ the cause. |
| American citizens' response to Shay's Rebellion | They admitted that the Articles of Confed. failed to protect ideas of liberty set forth in the Dec. of Ind. |
| Significance of Shay's Rebellion | Shay's Rebellion revealed the weakness of the Confederation government. |
| Main features of the Articles of Confederation | No chief exc.,laws need approval by 9 of 13 states, Congress didn't have power to tax citizens, or draft army, and no national court system. |
| Problems with Britain after the Revolution | Trade stopped with them, and they imposed tariffs. |
| Problems with Spain after the Revolution | Spain closed the Mississipi River to U.S. Shipping. |
| Purpose of the Constitutional Convention | To improve the Articles of Confederation so it would better fit the needs of the people |
| Virginia Plan | To give more power to the national government, to make a bicameral legislature, and number in both houses based on population. |
| New Jersey Plan | Gave more power to state govs.,make a unicameral legislature, and make a number of representatives from each state. |
| Great Compromise | The agreement to create a 2 house legislature. |
| North vs. South disagreement over slavery at the Constitutional Convention | The issue of slavery was highlighted in the growing division between the North&the South. One side needed slavery for their economy, and the other was very against it |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Said slaves would be counted as 3/5ths of a person when determining a state's popultation for representation |
| Popular sovereignty | Popular Sovereignty means 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 | Checks&balances keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful |
| How the Constituion reflected the ideas in the Declaration of Independence | Protected the rights of the people |
| Power of the nation government | Declared war, negotiated treaties, issue money, regulate trade, and run the military |
| Power of the state governments | Police, fire protection, and regulate sale of property |
| Shared powers between national and state governments | Defined crimes and suitable punishments for crimes, and also established taxes. |
| Federalists and their arguments for the Constitution | The Constitution offered a good balance of power, and careful compromise between various political views |
| Antifederalists and their arguments against the Constitution | Gave too much power to central government, shouldn't have created a new government, and didn't have a section of guranteed idividual rights |
| The Federalist Papers | These essays supported the Constitution and were written anonymously, tried to reassure Americans that the Fed.gov. wouldn't overpower the states |
| The Bill of Rights- what is it AND how it reflects the ideas in the Declaration of Independence | The Bill of Rights is part of the U.S. Constitution that protects the citizens rights like freedom of speech, freedom of press, and due process. These rights were included into the Declaration of Independence |
| Reasons the U.S. Constitution is still in use more than 200 years later | It provided a balance of people's rights, and the rules that govern a country. It laid out how laws are made and enforced also. |
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