New Nations General
In the Articles of Confederation, states couldn’t collect taxes. What effect did this have on the states?
The could not establish or afford an army. This left the states with a weak national government
States could not rebuild after the war.
The states could not find anyone to represent them.
Kate's father is a state delegate. What would he have been debating over in the Constitutional Convention?
What is how much power should be given to the new national government?
How was the Three-Fifth Compromise used to solve the issue of slavery increasing the population in the Southern states?
3 out of 5 slaves are counted so the south would have a smaller population
What are the powers of the state government?
Issuing a driver’s license and decides how many days we go to school
In the Articles of Confederation, states couldn’t collect taxes. What effect did this have on the states? (name 1 of 3 effects)
The could not establish or afford an army. This left the states with a weak national government.
States could not rebuild after the war.
The states could not find anyone to represent them.
What were 3 major weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?
A national army could not established.
No national currency. Each state used their own money.
Every state had a governor but no leader or president to control the national government.
Each state received one vote to make a law and all states had to agree.
No federal courts to settle disputes between states.
What are the powers of the federal government?
Printing money and declaring war
In the Constitution, why is it important that people have popular sovereignty?
They did not want the government leaders to be too powerful because they might make unfair laws and abuse their power.
How did Benjamin Franklin help at the Constitutional Convention?
He helped both sides see each other’s viewpoints and helped them work together.
Congress did not give states the power to _______________.
What is the power to tax or the power to trade?
The federal and state government share powers. What powers do they both share?
Collecting taxes and borrowing money
How do we as citizens practice popular sovereignty today?
Voting for people in elections that they want to represent them.
At the Constitutional Convention the New Jersey Plan was an option. How was the plan designed or set up?
There is one house. Each states sends the same number of representatives to congress.
Ended up creating a ________ national government.
What is weak?
What were the Constitution and these powers designed to protect us from?
unfair laws
abuse of power (balance is important!)
What powers does a representative democracy give citizens?
we elect a small group to be our voice in the government. They represent us and our ideas.
At the Constitutional Convention the Virginia Plan was an option. How was the plan designed or set up?
States would have representatives in Congress based on their population. Bigger states would have more representatives than smaller states.
What was the MAJOR disagreement at The Constitutional Convention?
How small and large states would be represented in government.
Why was the Articles of Confederation written?
A new nation needed new laws, so a new national government was created.
How does our country's Federal System work?
A Federal System gives certain powers to the federal (national) government, certain powers to the state governments, as well as certain powers to the local governments. Some powers would be shared
What is popular sovereignty?
The idea that a government’s power come from it’s people.