How did America become America?
What is Enlightenment
What is New Ideas about natural rights
Colonies provide raw materials and are market for mama England's finished goods. Mama wins $$$, colonies lose.
What is Mercantilism?
Dear King George, we colonists are breaking up with you!!!
What is Declaration of Independence?
Division of power between the federal and state government.
What is Federalism?
Every five slaves would count as three people in both representation and taxation
What is the 3/5 compromise?
"People have natural rights - life, liberty, property"
What is John Locke say?
Each branch of the government is checked by each other so that no one can get too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
To Change - additions or changes to the constitution
What is amend? Amendments
Three branches (separation of powers) to avoid abuse of power
What are legislative, executive and judicial.
Wanted strong national government. Bill of Rights not needed - government was limited by Constitution
Who are the Federalists?
Montesquieu
What is the philosophy that believed government should be separated into 3 powers
Means to approve
What is ratify?
States had all the power and a weak central government.
What is Articles of Confederation
Judges, make the laws.
What is Judicial
Wanted a weak national government to not threaten rights of the people or states. Wanted Bill of Rights to protect people against government abuse.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Who has the power in the government?
PEOPLE - consent of the governed, meaning .... approval of the people
"Necessary and Proper" Federal government able to take on extra powers in best interests of the nation.
What is Elastic Clause
The document that defines the powers of the U.S. national government.
What is the Constitution?
Makes the laws
What does the legislative branch do?
Bicameral Legislature - Senate 2 per state, House of Representative by population.
What the The Great Compromise?
Examples of 3 representative government.
Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
New England Town Meetings
Was the first chief justice of Supreme Court, he strengthened the power of the federal government.
Who is John Marshall?
The first ten amendments, guarantee basic rights of the people against the power of the federal government.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Enforces the laws
What does the executive branch do?
Small states (New Jersey) wanted _______________ number of representative per state.
Large states (Virginia) wanted representation based on ______________.
What is Equal and Population?