Declaration of Independence
What was the first part of the declaration called and what did it talk about?
Pre-amble, and it talked about why the colonists were writing the declaration in the first place.
What is confederacy?
Confederacy means that each state was its own country, except with powers delegated to the U.S Congress
What was the Annapolis Convention?
The Annapolis Convention was the convention that delegates from the states came to decide on state trading in 1786.
Where was the constitution developed and what were the characteristics of the 55 people who developed it?
Philadelphia
Wealthy, educated and served in the army at one point.
Qualifications for a senator are...
30 years of age, 9 years of being a US citizen and must reside in the state in which they were elected in/ representing. ( unlimited 6 year turns)
What was the second part called and what did it talk about?
It was the list of grievances and it talked about the colonists natural rights not being upheld.
"full faith and credit"
“Full faith and credit” means that each state has to obey public acts and records and judicial proceedings.
What was the constitutional convention?
The Constitutional Convention was where delegates from each of the thirteen states came together to revise the Articles of Confederation to fix any problems regarding the Articles.
Why didn't the delegates not approve of the presidential life term and what was the first conflict regarding the constitution?
They didn't approve of the presidential life-term because they wanted to protect this new government from tyranny, and the conflict was based of of wether or not the state had a big or small populations.
Qualifications for a Representative are..
25 years of age, 7 years as a US citizen, and also must ride in the state in which they were elected in. (unlimited 2 year turns)
What was the third part called and what did it state?
It was the list of what the king was doing and how he was acting like a tyrant.
“Privileges and immunities” means a state cannot favor its own citizen over someone else coming from a different state, and that a state could not discriminate against against another state’s citizens rights.
what were 7 problems with the Articles of Confederation?
Congress couldn’t enact and collect taxes (everything had to be through “donations”)
Each state had one vote in congress regardless of population
Nine out of the thirteen states needed to agree to pass important laws
Articles could be amended only if every state approved.
There was no executive branch to enforce the laws of Congress
There was no national court system to settle legal disputes.
There were thirteen separate states that lacked national unit
Choosing neither the Virginia Plan nor the New Jersey plan instead on something in the middle was made called what?
The population debate led to what plan to count slaves?
The Great Compromise and the 3/5ths compromise.
What is the House of Representatives?
The is a House in the Legislative Branch that represents the people, and is responsible for creating and passing federal laws. Each state has a representative based on population.
It was called the resolution of independence and it announced that the colonies were no longer under British rule.
Executive department means...
The Executive Department is responsible for carrying out our nation's laws and used to be not one singular person but rather a group/committee of representatives from the state's national court system.
What were the consequences of these problems?
Might not be fairly represented
People could be bias but still not pass an important law/bill
State bias towards other states
Easier for fugitives to get off scot free
No way to settle laws formerly
Hard time with trading because of different currencies.
To avoid the dominance of any one part of the government, how many branches made up the new federal government and what were these branches?
What is federalism?
3, the judicial branch,the executive branch and the legislative branch.
The idea that governmental authority rests both in national and state governments.
What is the Senate?
The Senate is two chambers/ houses in congress that function as a higher level of congress that represents states equally with only two senators from each state serving 6 year long terms. This is equal because it's not based on population as the House of Representatives is.
Why did the colonist write the declaration in the first place?
The Declaration of Independence was written because the colonists were being treated unfairly by King George and were being taxed so that Brittan could and pay for the expensive wars it fought. It saw the colonies as a source of profit, as they could provide materials for coffee, cotton, timber and places to grow crops.
What were the problems with the articles?
The problems with the articles of confederation were that sense white men who owned property wrote it people thought that the Articles only helped/ defended white men who owned property. And the government had very little jurisdiction over the people.
Why were the articles of confederation written so weakly and poorly?
Alexander Hamilton,John Jay and James Madison contributed to the collection of essays called what?
The anti-federalist were supported by what group and were against having a strong central government dominated by what group?
The federalist papers. They stated a strong national government was necessary.
They were supported by the common people like farmers and were dominated by the wealthy
What does the Senate do?
The Senate is the body that ratifies treaties and the president's nominees for high level offices of judicial positions. The senate also serves as a “court of law” for trials if the house of representatives passes articles regarding impeachment.