First Government
What was the event that made all 13 states realize they needed to create a new government to replace the AOC?
Shays' Rebellion
In what month and year was the Constitutional Convention held?
May 1787
How did Virginia Plan propose to determine representation in Congress?
Representation in Congress would be based on population.
How many branches of Government did the delegates decide on and what are the names?
3-Executive, Legislative and Judicial
The overriding goal for the delegates at the CC was to
Keep the states united
Bicameral
Two chambers-Congress-Senate & House of Representatives
What decade was Heroes By David Bowie Written?
70's
1977
How many branches did this government have? (Hint-this was one of the problems with the AOC
One-The Confederation Congress
What caused the farmers in Massachusetts to revolt?
The state government was foreclosing on their farms for nonpayment of taxes.
Give one characteristic that the men who attended shared.
Wealthy, white, upper class, previous political experience
How did the New Jersey Plan propose representation in Congress?
Each state regardless of population would have one representative to Congress.
Th President is head of what Branch of government?
Executive
3/5ths Compromise
Agreement to count enslaved people in the Southern states for representation in Congress and taxation at 3/5th per enslaved person
Impeach
Remove from office
Name one power that the national government had under this government.
Borrow money, establish military by asking states, can settle disputes between states.
Why wasn’t the national government able to respond quickly to the revolt in Massachusetts?
Had to rely on the states for an army-no federal army
Who was the President of The CC?
George Washington
According to the Virginia Plan, how would you determine how many people a state got to send to Congress?
by the state’s population
The Electoral College vote for...
The President and Vice President
Electors
Officially elects the President-are representatives to the Electoral College from each state.
Give one problem that arose because of the way this government was structured.
The Articles of Confederation established a weak central government with most of the power residing with the states. The government was unable to levy taxes or regulate commerce, and there was no separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The lack of power led to a number of problems, including states printing their own money, conducting foreign trade, and organizing their own armed forces
As a result of the revolt in Massachusetts, what meeting was called?
The Constitutional Convention.
Name one Federalist
John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, GW, BF
What type of states supported the Virginia Plan?
States with large populations
What Branch makes laws?
Legislative
Head of the Senate
VP
Why were all the attempts to fix the problems with this government unsuccessful?
All 13 states had to approve changes and they couldn’t agree
In what year did this revolt take place? (Happened in January of the same year as the Constitutional Convention.
1787
Series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788.
Federalist Papers
What was the Great Compromise?
Two body legislature=Congress has House of Representatives and Senate.
The role of the Judicial Branch is to....
Interpret the Constitution and apply that to legal cases brought before the Court.
Federalist
Party that supported strong national government.