Government
Congress creates the laws as the ______ branch
Legislative
South Carolina supported the three-fifths compromise. True or false
False
Who was the leader of the Federalist Party
Alexander Hamilton
Why was the Philadelphia Convention held?
To solve the issues with the Articles of Confederation
This term refers to "power of the people" or voting
Popular Sovereignty
The Virginia Plan proposed the idea to base representation in the central government off of a state’s
population
Charles Pinckney
Who was the leader of the Republican Party
Thomas Jefferson
Opposition to the Constitution led to the creation of the
Bill of Rights
The supreme court is a part of the _______
Judicial Branch
The ______________ stated that there should be equal representation in the federal government based on each state getting one vote.
New Jersey Plan
The state capital used to be located in Charleston but is now located where?
Columbia
Which political party supported the French during the French Revolution
Republican
What was the problem with the Articles of Confederation?
Too weak
What bill or law allowed the President to deport (expel from the country) foreigners, referred to as “aliens” who were considered dangerous to the U.S. Also made it harder for new immigrants to vote?
The Connecticut Compromise was a mixture of what two plans?
New Jersey and Virginia Plans
Where did many supporters of the Federalist party live in South Carolina
Lowcountry
Which party supported a strong national government
Too strong
This allows each branch of the government to check the power of the others and make sure one branch doesn't become to powerful
Checks and Balances
was the name of the compromise in which the federal government promised to not tax exports or attempt to regulate the international slave trade for at least twenty years.
Commerce
The biggest source of tension between the Upcountry and lowcountry was
Political Representation
Merchants, bankers and manufactures were a part of which party
Federalist
The Bill of Rights would established to protect ______
Individual rights or freedoms