Federalists + Anti-Federalists
Are federalists for or against the constitution?
For
What was the 3/5's compromise?
This compromise made it so that a slave counted as 3/5 of a person when counting population. This made slave states and regular states have more fair oppurtunities when population was a factor.
What is the Bill of Rights?
What event highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles?
Shay's Rebellion
Define the following term - The legislative branch
Are anti-federalists for or against the constitution?
Against
What debate did the Connecticut compromise resolve?
A major debate at the 1787 Constitutional Convention over legislative representation.
What is popular representation and what branch used it?
distribution of seats in a legislature or governing body is directly proportional to the amount of votes they have - the US House of Representatives uses it
did citizens like the AOC's?
no
Define the following term - Executive Branch
The President
Name 3 federalist leaders
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
What was the Great Compromise?
a compromise that allowed states to have equal representation based on population
What are the main ideas in the Constitution's Preamble?
that the government would protect the people and give them full rights - that the government and constitution would uphold all of the original ideas from the Declaration of Independence
What exactly could the Articles of Confederation do? Name 3 things.
declare war, make treaties, manage relations, borrow money, and create postal services.
Define the following term - Judicial Branch
Supreme Court
Name 3 anti federalist leaders
Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Samuel Adams.
gamble on a coin flip or don't
heads
-100 if you didn't gamble
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Who drafted the Virginia Plan?
James Madison
What were some good things that the Articles of Confederation accomplished?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and eventually allowed the American leaders to see that they needed a new government.
belief in having a strong central government
Why did the federalist and anti-federalist groups form?
The formed after debates started over the ratification of the constitution, where to obvious groups/ideas were defined.
What was the trade and commerce compromise?
Congress could regulate interstate trade and foreign trade.
What did the Virginia State Plan outline?
a strong national government with three branches and a bicameral (two-house) legislature where representation in both houses would be based on state population, favoring larger states
What made it very very hard to pass a law with the Articles of Confederation?
There was only 2 votes per state regardless of population - which favored small over large.
They needed supermajority - 9 of 13 votes for laws and 13 of 13 votes for amendments. It was super hard to get everyone to agree.
Define the following term - Popular Sovereignty
when the people are the reason that the government has power