Articles of Confederation
This limited the federal government's ability to function effectively.
What is the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Occurred in 1787
What was the date of the original date of the Convention?
The first 10 amendments to the constitution guarantee fundamental rights.
What is the Purpose of the bill of rights?
George Washington, Ben Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
Who were Federalists?
Proposed representation based on population, favoring large states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
Served as the first governing document of the United States but had significant weaknesses
What is the First U.S. Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation were replaced by the U.S. Constitution.
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention (1787)?
Part of the Bill of Rights, it guarantees individual freedoms like speech, religion,and press.
What is the Freedom of Speech?
George Mason, Patrick Henry, James Winthrop, John Hancock, George Clinton.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Created a bicameral legislature with representation in the House based on population and equal representation.
What is The Great Compromise?
America’s first constitution, which lacked authority for taxation and enforcement.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Played a pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution.
What is the “The Father of the Constitution”?
Opposed the Constitution until individual freedoms were explicitly protected.
What are the concerns about the absence of a Bill of Rights?
Essay’s written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay to argue for Constitution’s adoption.
What are the Federalist papers?
Allowed a fraction of the enslaved population to count for congressional representation.
What is the three-fifths compromise?
Ratified in 1781
When were the articles of confederation ratified?
The constitution required ratification by 9 of the 13 original states to become law.
What is the number of states Needed to ratify the Constitution.?
It was added in December 1789.
When were the 10 of the 12 amendments ratified and added to the Constitution?
Feared centralized power and demanded the Bill of Rights.
What are the Anti-Federalist Opposition?
What is the New Jersey plan?
Weak central government, Financial problem, Problems with foreign countries, and domestic problem.
What are the problems that led to the downfall of the Articles of Confederation?
Ensures no branch of government (executive, legislative, judicial) becomes too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
Can’t be required to quarter soldiers in times of peace.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Emphazided the weakness of the Articles of confederation, showed their opponents as negative with no solution.
What are the federalist‘s strategy?
Balances authority between state and federal government.
What is the system dividing Power Between National and state government?