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OC CH 4 morilak

Chapter 4 Test Jessica Morilakp. 5

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The Magna Carta It limited the power of the king/queen and made them subject to the laws. Kept them from passing taxes or changing laws without hearing from parliament
Influence of the Magna Carta on The Constitution the Magna Carta influenced the Constitution to limit the power of the king
Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Northwest Ordinance of 1787: slavery Slavery was originaly banned, but was still a large problem
Northwest Ordinance of 1787: adding new states Northwest territory is now Illinios, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 The U.S. was in debt and needed to divide western lands
How land was divided under the Land Ordinance of 1785 Townships: 36 square miles divided into 36 lots of 640 acres each
Major Influences on the U.S. Constitution Magna Carta English Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence
How the Articles of Confederation reflected the ideas in the Declaration of Independence
Significance of the Articles of Confederation It was the first outline of U.S. government
Main cause of Shays's Rebellion Farmers were unhappy that their land was being taken from them
U.S. government's response to Shays's Rebellion American citizen's response to Shays's Rebellion Congress offered little help to stop the rebellion because they didnt have the power or and army. Many citizens agreed with the rebels and their cause
Significance of Shays's Rebellion It showed the weakness of the government
Main features of the Articles of Confederation no cheif executive, laws approved by 9 of 13 states, didn't want power to tax citizens, didn't have power to draft army, no natioal court system, any changes approved by all 13 states, didn't have power to collect debts, didn't have power to fix disputes
Problems with Britain after the Revolution britain was hard to fordce out of states closed many American ports implied more taxes on goods
Problems with Spain after the Revolution Closed lower part of Mississippi River to the U.S. broke off negotiations
Purpose if the Constitutional Revolution To improve the Article of Confederation
Virginia Plan Gave more power to the national government Bicameral legislature Number in both houses based on population
New Jersey Plan Gave more power to state governments Unicameral legislature Number of representatives equal fom each state
Great Compromise Bicameral legislature Number of representatives based on state population in lower house Number of representatives equal from each state in upper house
North vs. South disagreement over slavery at the Constitutional Convention South depended on the export of agricultureal goods for money, the North wanted to abolish slavery
Three-Fiths Compromise Under this agreement only three-fifths of of a states slave population would count when determining representation
Popular Sovereignty The idea 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 To keep any branch of government from becoming too powerful
How the Constitution reflected the ideas in the Declaration of Independence
Power of the national government("delegated" powers) Declaring war, Negotiating treaties, Issuing money, Regulating trade, and Runing the military
Power of the state governments("reserved" powers) Regulating education, Granting licenses, Providing police and fire protection, and Regulating sale of property
Shared powers between national states and governments("concurrent" powers)
Federalists and their arguments FOR the Constitution The new federal government wouldn't over power the states Checks and Balances Stable, strong government
Antifederalists and their arguments AGAINST the Constitution the new government would have too much power No individual rights Too much tax power
The FEDERALIST PAPERS Essays supporting the Constitution written anonymusly under the name Publius. tried to convince people that constitution wouldn't make the government too powerfull
The Bill of Rights- What is it AND how it reflects the ideas in the declaration of Independence it limited the power of the government- government doesnt have full power each state has its own power
Reasons the U.S. Constitution is still in use more than 200 years later
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