AOC
This document was the first draft of the United States Government.
What are the Articles of Confederation
This plan wanted congressional representation to be based off population size.
What is the Virginia Plan
What issue was the 3/5 compromise addressing?
What is: Should enslaved people count towards representation
What is the function of the legislative branch?
What is: to create laws
Who is the GOAT?
Who is: Mr. Muskiet
Which of the three branches of government WAS included in the Articles of Confederation?
What is the Legislative Branch
This plan wanted congressional representation to be equal for all states.
How did the resolve the issue of counting enslaved individuals towards representation?
What is: for every 5 enslaved individuals, 3 of them would count for representation AND taxation
What is the function of the Judicial branch?
What was one positive part of the Articles of Confederation, and what did it do?
What is: the Northwest Ordinance allowed for territories to be turned into states.
How many states had to agree on a law before it could be passed under the Articles of Confederation?
What is 9/13
This term refers to a congress with only ONE house.
What is Unicameral
How did the South benefit from this compromise?
What is: they got more representation
What is: to enforce laws
What was a requirement for a territory to become a state?
a population of 60,000 free people
List three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is
- Could not tax
- Could not raise army
- Needed 9/13 states to agree on proposed laws
This term refers to a TWO house congress.
What is Bicameral
How did the North benefit from this compromise?
What is: they were able to collect more taxes from the south
When the constitution was created, they gave power back to the national government. However, it was still limited. What is this principle referred to as?
Why did the Articles of Confederation create a weak federal government? What were the founders scared of?
What is: abuse from the government
This event demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and caused the delegates to meet and redraft it.
What is
- Senate (New Jersey Plan)
- House of Representatives (Virginia Plan)
Was the 3/5 compromise in support of slavery?
What is: Yes, it established that enslaved people were not counted as equals to free people.
What is Republicanism
Why would a larger state benefit from representation based off population? Why would a small state benefit from equal representation?
What is:
- larger states with more people would have an advantage in congress if it were based off population.
- smaller states would be equal to and just as important as large states if representation was equal for every state.