Vocab
Under the Articles of Confederation, 9 out of 13 states would need to agree in order to ________ a new law.
Ratify
What was the main effect of Shays’ Rebellion?
Congress called for a convention to revise the AOC
What states wanted enslaved people to be counted towards population? (North or South)
South
How many branches of government did the New Jersey & Virginia Plan want?
3
After the Revolutionary War was won, what did Congress fear about giving the federal government more power?
Rights that people risked their lives for would be lost
During the ___________ in Europe, people emphasized reason and science over superstitions and tradition.
Enlightenment
What was the main cause of Shays’ Rebellion?
Cause- Many farmers had difficulty earning enough money to pay off their debts causing them to lose their property.
What were Anti-federalists afraid of when signing the Constitution?
That individual states would lose power and rights would be taken away by the federal government
How many houses did the New Jersey Plan want?
1
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?
Explained how a territory can get its own state legislature and eventually become a state
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
A law that specified how the Northwest territory would be divided and sold
What are the weaknesses of the AOC (relating to voting)?
To make a law, Congress needed 9/13 states to agree
To make an amendment, Congress needed 13/13 states to agree
Which states favored the Virginia Plan and why?
It favored the states with larger populations because they had more people living in their state, therefore they would have more representatives in both houses of Congress.
Explain the three-fifths compromise.
an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in the House of Representatives
What group casts their votes to directly elect the President?
Electoral College
What is a republic?
a country led by elected representatives
Why were the AOC so weak?
They were worried a strong national government would take away citizens rights like it had done under British rule
Which states favored the New Jersey Plan and why?
It favored the states with smaller populations because each state would get an equal number of votes in Congress and could not be overpowered by the large states.
What issue did the Great Compromise solve?
representation in Congress
Once the constitution was created, who had most of the power?
The national govt. and states shared power
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To revise the AOC
What are the weaknesses of the AOC (relating to money)?
Congress couldn’t collect taxes
Congress couldn’t demand that states repay their debts
What did Anti-Federalists demand to have before approving the Constitution? Why did they want this?
They demanded a Bill of Rights be created to ensure citizens' individual rights and freedom.
Explain the breakdown of the Great Compromise
House of Representatives: The number of Representatives is based on the state’s population
Senate: The number of Senators is equal (All state’s get the same number)
Explain where the Northwest territory is.
Land bound by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, & some of Minnesota