Articles of Confederation
The main reason they needed a national government was to do what?
Coordinate (and pay for) the War for Independence from England
To "ratify" a law or document means what?
To pass it, to make it officially law
Ex: The Yes vote of 9 out of 13 states were necessary to ratify the bill.
As the part of the compromise from the New Jersey plan, the _____ has equal representation, getting 2 representatives from each state.
What is the Senate
The Declaration of Independence was signed in what year?
1776 (July 4th)
When the government has the constitution as its supreme law of the United States it is known as a _______ government.
What is constitutional
The Articles of Confederation were a "loose confederation" of states. This meant they had a
a. strong central government
b. no central government
c. weak central government
c. weak central government
Virginia
The 3/5th compromise was supported by:
a. Southern States
b. Abolitionists
c. Enslaved people
d. Small states
a. Southern States
The Stamp Act and The Townshend Revenue Acts, and were all examples of what- without representation?
Taxes on goods
This group of people would advocate/support a system of government in which several states unite under one central authority (in this case, the Constitution).
What is Federalists
Name two strengths of the Articles of Confederation. (Powers, what did it establish, etc)
Created a Congress to pass laws, power to raise an army, declare war, sign treaties (peace with Britain "fair land use") and set up departments of war, foreign affairs, and treasury.
What is the name for the people who were against the passing of the Constitution because they thought it gave the central government too much power?
Antifederalists
The Great Compromise created a two house legislature with the House of Representatives and the Senate. Having two houses is called what?
bicameral
True or false- The Declaration was signed before the Revolutionary War began.
False- it was one year after fighting began at Lexington and Concord
What are the 3 branches of government set up in the Constitution?
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Name 2 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Nearly impossible to make laws and amendments, could not tax and regulate commerce, no common currency, just one vote per state so size didn't matter, no executive or judicial branch (no power to enforce or interpret laws)
Bill of Rights
The president and vice president are elected indirectly through the _______, where the final vote takes place a month after the popular vote with members meeting in state capitals.
Electoral College
What was the big event that happened during the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787?
What is when the Founding Fathers gathered to write the Constitution.
Article 5 talks about how to change the constitution. These changes or additions are called what?
amendments
Farmers who had fought in the Revolutionary war took over a local armory to fight against their lands being taken away. This uprising was called what?
Shay's Rebellion
What was the 3/5th Compromise?
What is the solution by Congress in which enslaved people would count as 3/5th of a person for representation (voting) and taxation.
What is one thing the Free Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise do?
North would not interfere with slavery for 20 years and in exchange the South would agree to let the national government regulate interstate and foreign trade/commerce *also Fugitive Slave clause meant enslaved people who escaped to freedom were forced to be returned to their enslavers in the South.
The States wanting to have their needs met and communicated is an example of...(think vocab)
What is equal representation?