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OC CH 4 AndrewKenney
OC Ch 4 Andrew Kenney Quiz Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Magna Carta | Written in 1215. Big inspiration for the Constitution |
| Influence of the Magna Carta on the Constitution | Limited power of the Ruler by having them obey the laws |
| Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | He stated that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: slavery | Banned Slavery in all new states/territories that join the union |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: adding new states | According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 when the population of a territory reached 60,000 people, its settlers could draft a constiution and ask to join the union |
| Purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | The purpose of the Land Ordinance was that it divised a system for surveying and dividing western land. The purpose of Northwest Ordinance was to create a system for new tereritories to join the union and how to expand the country |
| How was land divided under the Land Ordinance of 1785 | Land was divided into townships which were 36 square miles and which were divided into 36 lots which were later given to schools, and public office. These lots were also sold |
| Major influences on the U.S. Constitution | Some Major Influences on the U.S. Constitution were The Mayflower Compact, Colonial Assemblies, Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, The Magna Carta, The English Bill of Rights, and The Enlightenment |
| Significance of the Articles Of Confederation | It was our First constitution and set aside the rules of our newly formed country |
| Main Cause of Shays Rebellion | Newly formed taxes angered farmers and threatened to take away their land. |
| U.S. government's response to Shays's Rebellion | Since most of the power lied with the states the Federal Government couldn't do much about it also since they didnt have a continental army |
| American Citizens' response to Shays's rebellion | American citizens were angry that the U.S. government which was suppossed to protect them failed to protect them and there homes |
| Significance of Shays Rebellion | Got Citizens thinking that they needed a stronger central government to help protect there rights |
| Main Features of The Articles of Confederation | No Chief executive, laws needed approve by 9 of 13 states, con. had no power to tax, con. could not draft army, no natl court system, changes to A of C needed all 13 states to approve, con. could not collect state debt or have the power to solve disputes |
| Problems with Britian after Revolution | Hard to get land that Britian occupied back to the US. Also Britian closed of a lot of trade between the US and Britian |
| Trouble with Spain after Revolution | After the Revolution Spain closed off the Mississippi so trade closed between Spain and the US |
| Purpose of the Constitutional Convention | They wanted to improve the Articles of Confederation |
| Virginia Plan | Gave more power to the Federal govt. Bicameral legislature. Number of both houses determined by population |
| New Jersey Plan | gave more power to the states. unicameral legislature. number of representatives equal from each state. |
| Great Compromise | Bicameral Legislature. Number of representatives based on state pop in lower house and in the upper house rep. is equal (2) |
| North vs. South Disagreement over slavery at the Constitutional Convention | North wanted slavery to end while South did not and wanted them to count as population determining representation but not taxing. ended with them still disagreeing |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | A compromise that stated only three fifths of a slave would count as population determining taxes and representation |
| Popular Sovereignty | the idea that political authority belonged to the people |
| Federalism | sharing of power between central govt and the states that make up the country |
| Purpose of Checks And Balances | Keeps any branch of govt from becoming too powerful |
| How the Constitution reflected the ideas in the Dec of Ind | THe constitution had ideas from the dec such that there was not an unfair ultimate leader but an even seperation of power |
| Power of The National Government | declare war, negotiate treaties, issue money, regulate trade, run the military |
| Power of the state govt | regulate education, grant licenses, provide police and fire protection, regulate sale of property in the state |
| Shared Powers between natl and state govt | levy taxes, court system that defines crimes/ punishment and determine voting qualifictaions |
| Federalists and thier arguements for the constitution | Cons was a good balance of power, could draft army and tax |
| Antifed and thier arguements against cons | too much power, to tax and to the fed govt, cons not have section for individual rights |
| Federalists Paers | The essays supporting the Cons that were written anonymously to the name publius |
| The Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments to the cons and gave individual freedom to citizens which the dec of ind wanted |
| reasons the US Cons is still alive 200 years later | it is a living document so things that go wrong at one point can be changed and edited to fit modern times |
| How the Articles of Confed reflected the ideas in the Dec of INd | Gave power to the states and little central govt which the colonists at the time thought was very bad |
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