The Constitution
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To create a new document that would be the law of the land.
What is the Electoral College put in place for?
The electoral college has electives from each state which vote, for the people, for President or government offices.
What are the three branches of government? What does each one do?
Legislature, Executive, and Judicial.
Leg: Makes laws
Exec: Enforce laws
Jud: Interpret laws
What did Pennsylvania law decide to do about slavery?
What was the role of women after the Revolution?
Women were supposed to still take care of the children and the home.
What is the Virginia Plan?
A plan created by Madison to fragment power and authority within the government to 3 branches.
Who did the Bill of Rights not apply to?
State governments
What is federalism? Explain the 3 different types of powers given by the Constitution.
Federalism is the dividing of powers between the states and the central gov.
Delegated powers: Stated in the Const. (fed.)
Reserved powers: not stated in Const. (states)
Concurrent powers: Both states and fed can perform
Why do some slaveholders in the Chesapeake free their slaves?
consumer crops, such as grain, are easier to grow and do not require as many slaves.
What did Abigail Adams say to John Adams in a letter?
She told him that he "must remember the ladies."
What is the supremacy clause?
It stated that the federal government is supreme.
What does the Supreme court have to do with the right to vote?
It was a supreme court interpretation that allows voting to be a basic right.
What is the difference between Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances?
Separation of Powers means 3 branches with individual tasks to do.
Checks and balances means the overlapping of those tasks to keep each branch in check and balance power.
Who was Quok Walker and why is his story important?
Quok Walker sued his master in court and won his freedom.
This is important because it changed Massachusetts state law, ending slavery through law.
How did women suffer through the war?
Women still had to take care of homes, they faced rape from both sides, and some even fought in the war.
Explain Anti-federalists vs. Federalist when it came to ratification of the constitution.
Anti-Feds: Fear a strong central gov. and want a B.O.R
Fed: Want a strong central gov. and believe civil liberties are already built into the constitution
Why is the revolution only partially fulfilled after the Constitution?
Women, slaves, and minority groups are still not equal and free.
Which amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
1 through 10
What was Gabriel's rebellion?
It was a rebellion inspired by the Haitian rebellion, in which slaves won freedom from France, and it used the language of the Revolution.
What were Republican Mothers?
Republican Mothers were supposed to teach their children to be little patriots, educate them, and teach them that the Revolution is right.
Which movement, that focused on rational thinking, guided the framers of the constitution? How?
The Enlightenment.
John Locke's philosophy of natural rights, life, liberty, and property inspired the framers.
They were also inspired by Charles de Montesquieu (church and state) and separation of powers
What is a Demagogue?
A leader who plays on people's fears to gather support.
What is the Great Compromise?
It was a compromise between small and large states over representation in Congress.
The state is represented in the senate (2)
The people are represented in the House of Representatives (population)
What laws did Virginia pass that were more strict on slaves?
-Harsher penalties
-Black codes enforced more
-Ban newspaper about Haiti, no reading
(Ideas spread to the South)
Who was Margaret Corbin?
She fought in the war by continuing to load canons and launch them after her husband was killed on the battlefield.