Under which plan would the government be split into three branches
What is the Virginia Plan?
100
People chose representatives to govern them
What is a republic?
100
make laws
What is the legislature?
100
Supported states rights
What are anti-federalists?
200
This rebellion showed that the Articles of Confederation did not have enough power
What is Shay's Rebellion?
200
These states favored the Virginia Plan as both houses in the legislature would be based on population and wealth.
What are the big states?
200
The type of sovereignty in a republic
What is popular sovereignty?
200
interpret laws or see if Constitutional
What is the judicial?
200
Feared a strong executive
What is anti-federalist?
300
The Articles of Confederation was weak because American were afraid of this
What is tyranny or strong, national government
300
3/5 of this population was counted for representative purposes
What were slaves?
300
The fact that the other branches can control and rely on one another
What is checks and balances?
300
to coin or make money
What is the legislature?
300
The Bill of Rights gave whom guaranteed rights
What is the people?
400
The Articles of Confederation left this money generating activity to the states
What is the ability to tax?
400
According to the Great Compromise, how many senators would each state get
What is 2?
400
The idea for dividing the government into three dsitinct branches
What is separation of power?
400
the commander of chief of the army
What is the executive?
400
"Independent of the opinions of many great authors, that a free elective government cannot be extended over large territories"
The Federal Farmer (Richard Henry Lee) No. 1, 8 October 1787
What is anti-federalists?
500
Many farmers (and ex-soldiers) in Massachusetts became angry as they fell into this
What is debt?
500
Under the Great Compromise, the number of state representatives in the House is based on this
What is state population?
500
The term for a shared power between states and national government.
What is federalism?
500
Can appoint or name judges and key positions
What is the executive?
500
"Under a vigorous national government, the natural strength and resources of the country, directed to a common interest, would baffle all the combinations of European jealousy to restrain our growth"