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What were the Articles of Confederation?
The first written plan for government in the United States. It was essentially the first Constitution.
What was the only branch the central government had under the rule of the Articles of Confederation?
Legislative
What is a compromise?
A compromise is a settlement in which both sides give up something and meet the middle in order to reach an agreement.
What were the 2 main groups at the Constitutional Convention?
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Who was elected as President of the Constitutional Convention?
What does ratify mean?
Ex: it was ratified in 1781
To approve, to put into place
What were the Anti-Federalists view?
Anti-Federalists: They opposed ratifying the Constitution. Did NOT want strong national gov't. Wanted power to remain in the states b/c they were scared of creating another KG3 situation.
What was created at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constituion
What were the Federalists view?
Federalists: They supported the ratification of the Constitution. Wanted strong fed. gov't. Wanted power taken from the states.
What did the Anti-Federalists want included in the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
A key principle of the Constitution that means that the powers of government are divided between different branches...
Separation of Powers
True or False: Under the rule of the Articles of Confederation the central government had more power than the states.
False
Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution:
Federalist Papers
What did the 3/5 Compromise do?
A compromise reached during the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved people counted as 3/5's of the population of free people for the purposes of determining representation. This was a compromise between Northern and Southern states.
Conference that met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of weak central gov’t in the Articles of Confederation. Also created the Constitution.
What was James Madison known for?
Being the 4th President & the "Father of the Constitution".
The way in which all 3 branches of power in the gov't are kept in check.
Checks & Balances
What questions were resolved with the Great Compromise?
How should states be represented in the legislative body? Who would have control - the small states or the large states?
Delegate from Connecticut who helped draft the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention...
Roger Sherman
State that was created after North Carolina gave up some territory, and settlers made this into a new state. It eventually "disappeared" when the gov't took the land back.
This is the kind of legislator which the U.S. has, allowing the Legislative Branch to split into 2 different houses. What are the houses and what is this kind of legislator called?
House of Reps. + Senate (Bicameral Gov't).
What were some of the weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation?
Congress could not tax or regulate trade between the states. There was no executive branch or standing military.
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
Ordinance passed that split the northwest territory into different sections. It was auctioned off in 6x6 mile townships.
What was the Great Compromise?
Compromise made between the large states and small states for determining political representation in government. It took parts from both the New Jersey and Virginia Plan.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Ordinance passed under the Articles which gave 3 steps for a territory to become an official state?