Articles of Confederation Pt. I
What was the 1st written plan for government?
Articles of Confederation
What was the only branch the central government had under the rule of the Articles of Confederation?
Legislative
How long did Shays's Rebellion last?
1 year
What were the 2 main groups at the Constitutional Convention?
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Extra 100 pts: What act triggered this?
When colonists dressed as Indians as dumped Tea over the Harbor in rebellion against Great Britian.
Extra 100: The Tea Act
What does ratify mean?
Ex: it was ratified in 1781
To approve
True or False: Under the rule of the A of C, national government could only....
Make war, make peace, sign treaties and issue money
True
To strengthen/fix the Articles of Confederation
What were the Federalists view?
What were the Anti-Federalists view?
Federalists: Wanted strong national gov't. Wanted power taken from the states
Anti-Federalists: Did NOT want strong national gov't. Wanted power to remain in the states b/c they were scared of creating another KG3 situation.
Which ancient civilization gave us the idea of direct democracy?
Ancient Greece – Athens
What does "delegate" mean?
Representative
True or False: Under the rule of the A of C, central government had more power than the states
False
Who are the main authors of the Federalist papers?
Who are the main authors of the Anti-Federalist papers?
Federalists: John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
Anti-Federalists: Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, John Hancock
How many states needed to approve to change a law?
9 out of 13
What U.S. government principle comes from the Roman idea of having two consuls to prevent abuse of power?
Checks and balances / separation of powers
What came first?
Articles of Confederation
or
Declaration of Independence
Daniel Shays's was a _____________ who owed a lot of _____________.
Farmer, taxes
What was created at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution
How many states needed to approve to change the Articles of Confederation?
13 out of 13
Locke said if government does not protect people’s rights, what do the people have the right to do?
Overthrow or change the government
Articles of Confederation was written by the 2nd..
2nd Continental Congress
What was the Constitutional Convention also known as...
Philadelphia Convention
What did the Anti-Federalists want included in the Constitution?
What were the Federalists Papers?
A form of government where citizens choose ppl to represent them. The United States is this form of gov't.
Representative Democracy