Know Your Federal
Who are people who supported the Constitution?
Federalist
What is inflation
Increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
What is Suffrage
The right to vote
What is the Legislative Branch
Responsible for proposing and passing laws
What determined when a territory could become a state
Reach a population of 60,000
Who are people who opposed the Constitution?
Anti-Federalist
What is Ratification
And official approval
What is Tariff
Tax on imports or exports
What is the Executive Branch
Includes the President and the departments that help run the government
Why was it important that Virginia and New York ratify the Constitution
They were the largest states
Federalism
What is Checks and Balances
Keeps any branch of government from becoming all powerful
What is Constitution
A set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
What is the Judicial Branch
Responsible for interpreting laws, punishing criminals, and settling disputes between states
Enlightenment Philosopher who argued that the only way to achieve liberty was through the separation of governmental powers
Baron de Montesquieu
A series of essays supporting the Constitution written anonymously
Federalist Papers
Trade between two or more states
What is Depression
A period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment
Tell me about the Virginia and New Jersey Plan
Virginia: Proposed that representation in the national legislature be based on population. Favored larger states.
New Jersey: Proposed that representation in the national legislature be equal. Favored smaller states
Massachusetts planned to pay its war debts by collecting taxes on land. This tax policy hit farmers particularly hard and forced many into debt and courts started forcing farmers to sell their land to pay these taxes. This led to a revolt by the farmers, who eventually tried to shut down the Supreme Court in Springfield, Massachusetts. What did this situation become known as?
Why did Shays and his men shut down the courts in Massachusetts?
Shays's Rebellion
To prevent their land from being taken and sold
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
To persuade Americans to ratify the Constitution
What is Popular Sovereignty
Idea that political authority is in the hands of the people
What is the Three-Fifth Compromise
Settled the dispute how slaves would be counted when determining representation
What is the Great Compromise
Proposed that the national legislature have two houses, one with equal representation, and the other representation to based on population
What powers were granted to Congress by the Articles of Confederation?
Each one you get is worth 100 points
Issue coins
Request money and soldiers from states
Settle conflicts among states
Borrow money
Make treaties