Mixed Bag
What year did America declare independence?
1776
What plan wanted representation by population?
The Virginia Plan
Bicameral
Legislative body that has two houses or groups
What did they want to avoid when setting up a new government?
Torepeat the problems they had with England- taxes without representation, quartering of soldiers, and one person in charge (strong central government)
Where was the convention held?
Philadelphia
After almost every war _______ is a problem.
debt
What plan wanted representation to be equal regardless of population
The New Jersey Plan
Census
Counting the population of a country, in the US it is done every 10 years
Who had the power under the Articles of Confederation?
What did federalists believe?
In strong central government and they were ready to sign the constitution.
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
What chamber of Congress gets it's members based on population?
House of Representatives
Compromise
Each side gives up part of what they want to reach an agreement or settlement
What good things happened under the Articles of Confederation?
--negotiated good terms in The Treaty of Paris
---kept the states together
---created a plan to add states
What did antifederalists believe?
Antifederalists were worried if there was a strong central government individual liberties would be taken away. They did not want to end up under a tyrant again.
_________________is where each side gives up something they want in a negotiation to reach an agreement.
Compromise
What chamber of Congress has equal representation for each state?
Senate
Ratify
Give formal consent, to make official
What problems did they have with the Articles of Confederation?
--Weak central government
--could not tax
--no ability to regulate trade/commerce
--no foreign policy
What compromise did the Federalists and Antifederalists agree to?
To add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
What is a bicameral legislature?
Law makers divided into 2 groups-- the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What is the Great Compromise?
There would be a bicameral legislature
Senate would have equal representation
House of Representatives would be based on population.
Delegate
Elected representative sent to represent a group at a conference or meeting.
What is central government?
Government over the entire country, federal, or national government.
Name 3 Virginia delegates.
James Madison
George Mason
George Washington