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OC Ch 4 Sean Gorman
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Magna Carta | English Document that limited the monarch's powers. Said the king had to obey the law.One Inspiration for the Constitution |
| Influence of the Magna Carta on the Constitution | Magna Carta said no one could be deprived of life, liberty, or property. Nearly identical to the fifth amendment |
| Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statue for Religous Freedom | A document that declared no one could be forced to attend or pay for a church with their tax money. |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Slavery | Slavery was banned in the new northwest states |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Adding New States | New States would be divided into smaller territories with a governor appointed by congress. When a territory reached a population of 60,000 people. It could draft a constitution and ask to join the union. |
| Purpose of the Land Ordinance 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance Ordinance of 1787 | It was an attempt to make use of their new lands and raise money to pay debts. |
| How land was divided under the Land Ordinance of 1785 | Every township was divided into 36 square miles. With 36 1 square mile plots. |
| Major influences on the U.S. Constitution | Included Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill Of Rights, Enlightenment, Virginia Statue for Religous Freddom |
| How The Articles of Confederation reflected the ideas in the Decleration of Independence | They did not want tyranny, and wanted to give people their rights. |
| Significance of the Articles of Confederation | Showed Americans wanted freedom, and wanted to give people as much rights as possible. |
| Main cause of Shays's Rebellion | High land taxes and farms being taken. |
| U.S. Government's response to Shays's Rebellion | Realized the Articles of Confederation were weak. |
| American citizen's response to Shays's Rebellion | Citizens agreed with this cause. |
| Significance of Shays's Rebellion | Showed that the Articles of Confederation were weak and could not support the country |
| Main features of the Articles of Confederation | No chief executive, needed a lot of state approval, no taxes, no army, no courts system, no power to collect debts, no power to settle disputes |
| Problems with Britain after the Revolution | Britain closed may ports to American trade, including the West Indies. Also placed high tariffs. |
| Problems with Spain after the Revolution | Closed the Mississippi river to U.S. trade |
| Purpose of the Constitutional Convention | To revise the Articles of Confederation |
| Virginia Plan | A plan that said higher population ment more representation in government |
| New Jersey Plan | A plan in which every state had equal say and representation of congress |
| Great Compromise | A compromise to create a two legislature, in which one house states with higher population had more representatives, and one with equal representation |
| North vs South Slavery disagreement | North thought slavery was wrong and that slaves were treated like property, not people. South thought they needed slavery for their economy to succeed. |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | An agreement in which when counting a state's population for representation, slaves would only count as 3/5 as a person |
| 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 | keeps any branch from becoming too powerful |
| How the Constitution reflected the ideas of the DoI | Still gave people rights and independence, but made sure that the country checked itself before it wrecked itself |
| Power of the national government | Declare war, negotiate treaties, run military, issue money, regulate trade |
| Power of the state governments | regulate education, grant licenses, provide police and fire protection, regulate sale of property |
| Shared powers between national and state governments | Levy taxes, court systems, determine voting qualifications |
| Federalists arguments for the constitution | thought the government added a good balance of power, and that it was a careful compromise between political views. |
| Antifederalists arguments against the constitution | thought it gave too much power to the central government, and that it did not have a section for individual rights. |
| The Federalist Papers | Essays supporting the constititution anonymously published by James Madison and friends. |
| The Bill of Rights | a document listing the fundamental rights of U.S. citizens |
| Reasons the Constitution is still in use | because it works well and has kept America a strong country |
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Dwight Schrute
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