Articles of Confederation
Define confederation.
A loose union of states or a group of people
Name a key person in creating the Constitution?
Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, George Washington
What are the three branches of government?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
How is representation determined in the Virginia Plan?
What was the main issue with the Articles?
It gave states more power than the federal government.
Congress had no (or little) power.
Weak government.
What year was the Constitution ratified?
1788
What is the role of the legislative branch?
To make laws
The Connecticut Compromise is also known as the
Great Compromise
Name something Congress could do under the Articles.
impose trade restrictions and tariffs (taxes) on trade
What is an amendment by definition?
A change to the Constitution
What is the role of the executive branch?
To enforce laws
What did Federalists believe in?
Large, organized, central national government
Name something Congress could NOT do under the Articles.
regulate what was sold, enforce treaties, tax states, print money
What was the Connecticut Compromise?
Proposal to have two houses in the legislative branch; one based on population, one with equal representation
What is the role of the judicial branch?
To interpret laws according to the Constitution
What did Anti- Federalists want?
More power to states
This attack was the result of the failures of the Articles in repaying farmer soldiers?
Shays's Rebellion
Explain the Three-Fifths Compromise.
Compromise which allowed slave states to count each enslaved person as ⅗ of a person in population count which helped with representation in legislative branch
For every 5 slaves, only 3 would count as a free person
This term describes the structure of the three branches of government and prevents one branch from having more power than the others.
Separation of powers
Under the Articles, what was the name of the singular legislative body?
Congress