Writing the Constitution
Large state plan- wanted population based representation
Virginia Plan
1st Amendment
Free speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly
Separation of Powers
Makes the laws
Legislative
Strength or Weakness: Congress couldn't collect taxes or enforce laws
Small State Plan- wanted equal representation
New Jersey Plan
4th Amendment
No search without a warrant
Each branch can limit the others
Checks and Balances
Enforces the laws
Executive
Congress could create post offices and declare war were two examples of...
Strengths of the Articles of Confederation
Created a bicameral legislature- an agreement between large and small states
Great Compromise
7th Amendment
Trial by jury
Powers divided between the federal and state governments
Federalism
Determines what the laws mean
Judicial
Strength or Weakness: States had most of the power
Weakness
Compromise about counting enslaved people as a part of the population
3/5s Compromise
8th Amendment
No cruel and unusual punishment or excessive fines/bails
Rights protected by the Bill of Rights/Constitution
Individual Rights
Appointed by the president, confirmed by the senate
Judicial
Farmers protested the Articles of Confederation, proved that revisions were needed
Shays Rebellion
Meeting where 55 delegates agreed to create a new government and get rid of the Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
10th Amendment
Federalism - division of power between the federal and state governments
We vote for our representatives
Republicanism
Made up of 2 Senators per state and a population based House of Representatives
Legislative (Congress)
Laws passed by the Confederation Congress that outlined the plan to create new states
Northwest Ordinance