Enlightenment Thinkers
People are naturally selfish, cruel, and greedy
Who is Hobbes
This document was our first plan of government
What is Articles of Confederation
How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution
What is 9/13 states
What are Federalists & Anti-Federalists?
This compromise dealt with slaves & representation
3/5ths Compromise
Natural Rights; Life, Liberty, Property
Who is Locke
Under the Articles, each state got how many votes?
What is one vote
These are the 2 plans for the legislature
What is the New Jersey & Virginia Plan
This side believed in a strong central government
Who are Federalists
This was established to elect the President
What is the Electoral College
Separation of Powers, Checks & Balances
Who is Montesquieu
Congress couldn't collect these under the Articles
What are taxes
This plan called for a bicameral legislature & representation was based on population
What is the Virginia Plan
This side believed in more power to states
Who are Anti-Federalists
1st President elected under the new government
Who is Washington
People are Corrupted by Society
Who is Rousseau
This rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles
Shays' Rebellion
This plan called for a unicameral legislature & each state got 1 vote
What is the New Jersey Plan
Newspaper articles written to encourage ratification
This word is Not in the Constitution
Slave
Argued against Cruel & Unusual Punishment
Who is Beccaria
The Articles were later replaced by this document
The Compromise that gave us a bicameral legislature with a House of Reps & Senate
What is the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise
What had to be added to the Constitution for it to be ratified by the Anti-Federalists
What are the Bill of Rights
1787