AOC
What was the articles of confederation ?
a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states
What was the Virginia plan ?
Under this proposed plan the legislature would be bicameral and made up of two houses
What was the New Jersey Plan ?
A plan that called for each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population.
What was the Connecticut Plan ?
A plan that balanced the interests of large and small states for both equal representation and representation based on population
What was the purpose of the constitutional convention ?
to rewrite the articles of confederation
Which of the following is untrue about the articles of confederation ?
a) there was no president of the united states
b) There was no Congress
c) In order to make any actual changes to the article of confederation all 13 states had to agree
d) To pass a new law 9 out of 13 states had to agree and each state got 1 vote
b) there was no congress
Who opposed this plan and why ?
The smaller states opposed opposed this plan because they would not have as many representatives compared with larger states such as Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
What was the Federal Government given ?
The federal government was given the power to tax and to regulate commerce.
Who proposed the plan ?
Roger Sherman
Where did the delegates meet ?
They met behind closed door
States under the articles of confederation promised to..
- provide __ and __ requested of congress
- Treat citizens of __ fairly
- Allow open __ and __ among states
- Turn over __ from other states
- funds and troops
- other states
- travel and trade
- fugitives
What determined the number of representatives in each house ?
The state population
What did the plan offer ?
A strong unicameral, or one-house, legislature in which each state would have one vote
What was the purpose of the great Compromise ?
What did all the delegates have in common ?
They were all wealthy and well educated
What did the articles of confederation establish ?
It established a system for admitting new states to the US and a blueprint under the Northwest Ordinance for admitting new states to the union.
Who elected representatives ?
Voters would elect representatives to the lower house, who would then choose members of the upper house.
What was the plan an alternative to ?
The Virginia plan
Who approved this proposal ?
The delegates
WHat did the convention evtually decide ?
To write a whole new document and create a whole new government
Weaknesses of the articles of confederation included:
- Only _ vote for each state
-Congress powerless to ___ or duties
- No __ power to enforce acts of congress
- No ___ system
- Amendments required the ___ of ___
- A ___ required to pass laws
- 1
- levy taxes
- executive
- National Court
- The consent of all states
- 9-13 majority
Name the 3 branches and their jobs
Executive: enforce laws
Judicial: interpret laws
Legislative: make laws
What was the full name of the plan ?
William Paterson of New Jersey
In the lower house, represetation would be ___.
according to population
Who were the delegates included ?
James Madison of Virginia, Alexander Hamilton of New York, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin