English Philosophers
Who believed humans were naturally selfish and wicked?
Thomas Hobbes
So people couldn't rebel and rights were protected
Why did Anti-Federalists not want a strong national government?
Didn't want it to be powerful and have the ability to turn into a tyranny
What were the compromises mostly about?
The set up of the government
Natural rights are granted by who?
God
Who did they believe should govern our country?
Men of talent and experience, the wealthy.
What made the Anti-Federalists change their mind about the Constitution?
Inclusion of Bill of Rights
What is the supreme law of the land and has power over anything else?
The Constitution
Counted enslaves toward state population as 3/5 of a person
John Locke believed in tabula rasa. What does this theory state?
When someone is born their mind is a "blank slate" all all knowledge comes from experiences.
Who were the 3 main "leaders" of the Federalist Party?
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and John Adams
Who were the 3 main "leaders" of the Anti-Federalist party?
Patrick Henry, George Mason, and James Winthrop
This requires that all decisions, public records, and rulings from one state are honored in all the other states.
Full faith and credit clause
What plan wanted a president, court, two houses of Congress, and representation based on population?
Virginia Plan
Sacrificing some of your individual freedoms for state protection is known as?
Social Contract
What was their view of separation of powers?
Believed all parts of government should be equal in power, checks and balances
What was their view on separation of powers?
Legislative should have more power than the Executive
Powers shared by both the state and national government are?
Concurrent powers
What plan wanted a Congress with one house and states have equal representation?
New Jersey Plan
Baron de Montesquieu was the first to talk/have an idea about what?
Separation of Powers
How many Federalist essays were written and who wrote the most?
85 essays and Hamilton wrote the most
What is one Anti-Federalist document?
Brutus 1
An expressed power is given to the national government and a reserved power is specifically for the state government
What did the Great Compromise do?
Created a government with a Congress with two houses, one being equal representation and the other being based on population