Post-Revolutionary War America
Shays' Rebellion revealed that this document was weak.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles of Confederation can be described as...
What is "weak and ineffective"?
Who is our "posterity"?
Who is our future generations?
Proportional representation is representation based on population and was supported by...
Who/what are large states?
This introductory paragraph is best memorized thanks to Schoolhouse Rock!
What is The Preamble?
Shays' Rebellion was caused by...
Who are farmers and war veterans who were unable to pay off their debts?
The Articles of Confederation were officially called into question at this meeting.
What is the Constitutional/Philadelphia Convention?
This idea was adopted from the Ancient Roman Republic.
What is representation?
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an issue over..
What is slaves being counted towards a state's population?
List the power of each branch of government.
What is the judicial branch, decides if a law is supported by the Constitution; the legislative branch, makes laws; the executive branch, carries out laws?
The United States and its citizens faced many problems after winning the American Revolution. Name three.
What is bankruptcy/debt, a weak national government, division, etc.?
Who/what held the majority of the power under the Articles of Confederation?
Who/what are the states?
Describe the importance of three branches of government rather than one.
It allows for a necessary balance of power within the national government.
This plan advocated for a unicameral legislature.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
300 points to each team that can list the protections of ONE amendment in the Bill of Rights. Amendments can NOT be repeated.
1 Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2 Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia.
3 No quartering of soldiers.
4 Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
5 Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy.
6 Rights of accused persons, e.g., right to a speedy and public trial.
7 Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
8 Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
9 Other rights of the people.
10 Powers reserved to the states.
This remained high between America and Britain, especially in relation to trade.
What is tension/restrictions?
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government lacked many powers, including the power to...
What is tax and regulate trade?
Who was tasked with ending Shays' Rebellion? Why?
A local militia; the national government did not have the power to tax and was therefore unable to raise a military that would have put an end to the rebellion.
These three men contributed to the construction of the Federalist Papers.
Who are Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay?
Under the Constitution, how is the number of representatives decided within the legislative branch?
House: population
Senate: each state receives 2
List and describe at least 3 differing opinions that took place after the Revolutionary War. (Who disagreed? What did they disagree over?
North and South - slavery
Federalists and Anti-Federalists - ratification of the Constitution
Large and Small States - representation
The Articles of Confederation was replaced by the Constitution in what year?
When is 1787?
Summarize the 6 goals listed within the Preamble.
Unity, fairness, peace, protection, the "common good," freedom
Explain the arguments of Federalists and Anti-Federalists including which Americans supported each side.
Federalists, consisting of lawyers, business owners, and merchants, supported a strong central government and the Constitution; Anti-Federalists, consisting of farmers and the "common man", feared that the Constitution did not support their individual rights and advocated for the addition of the Bill of Rights
Define each of the 7 principles found within the Constitution.
Separation of Power - three separate branches
Federalism - division of power between the national and state governments
Republicanism - representation
Limited Government - the power of the national government is limited to what is defined in the Constitution
Popular Sovereignty - the government gets its power from the people
Checks and Balances - each branch "checks" the power of the other two to ensure balance
Individual Rights - rights of the people