Debates / Compromises
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Vocabulary
Amendments
100
This compromise required both the Northern States and the Southern States to decide on how the slaves should be counted in order to determine representation in congress.
What is the 3/5ths compromise
100
What is the first portion of the Constitution called?
What is the Preamble
100
Why wasnt the central government able to raise any money while the articles of confederation were in place?
Because they did not have the power to tax
100
Full Faith and Credit
The idea that states need to honor the legal documents of other states. Examples: Birth Certificates, Marriage Licenses and Drivers Licenses
100
Are amendments difficult to pass?
Yes they are difficult, they are easier to pass under the constitution than they were under the Articles of Confederation but they are still difficult to pass
200
This compromise has two names and combined two plans for the legislative branch proposed by the states of Virginia and New Jersey
What is the Great compromise (Also called Connecticut Compromise) created a bicameral legislative branch. One house was based on equal representative (Senate) and the other was based on population (House of Reps)
200
Where in the Constitution does it give powers to the Federal government?
What are Articles 1,2 and 3. It lays out the powers of each branch of government within those articles
200
This document created our first form of Government after we separated from England
What is the Articles of Confederation
200
Limited Government
Governments are not all powerful and must follow their own laws
200
The first ten amendments of the Constitution are called what?
The Bill of Rights
300
This group of people opposed the new constitution because it did not mention God, had too strong of a central government and it lacked a bill of Rights
Who are the Anti-Federalists
300
Under the new constitution, Congress determined it had the power to regulate interstate trade, what clause was strengthened because of that?
What is the Supremacy Clause. We saw that come into play during the Gibbons v. Ogden case dealing with trade along the Hudson River in New York and Congress determined it had more power in the case than the state of New York.
300
The articles of confederation gave a majority of the power to where?
What are the States
300
Judicial Review
What is the ability of the Supreme Court to declare actions of other branches unconstitutional. Does not say anything about this in the constitution but they established this power in Marbury v. Madison
300
The first ten amendments of the constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
400
This document was originally left out of the constitution but it was agreed upon to be added soon afterwards
What is the Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments)
400
What does the Constitution say about regulating slavery?
Nothing. They agreed to wait 20 years before addressing the issues of slavery. The closet thing they have to talking about slavery is the 3/5ths compromise where they determine how slaves will be counted towards a states population for representation in the House of Reps.
400
The Articles of Confederation received the required 9 votes for ratification but still waited on the votes from two states, which two states were these?
What is New York and Virginia (They were the largest and most populated states)
400
Necessary and Proper Clause
Allows Congress to do what is deemed "Necessary and Proper" an example of this is in McCulloch v. Maryland where they decided since they have the ability to tax they also have the ability to create a bank because it is necessary and proper (This is an implied power)
400
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18 from 21 because during the Vietnam war 18 year olds were eligible for the draft but not able to elect the leaders who decided they could be drafted.
What is the 26th amendment
500
Group of people who favored the constitution because it strengthened the central government and they believed the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
Who are the Federalists
500
Powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution
What are enumerated or expressed powers. We also have implied powers that arent in the Constitution but can be reasonably suggested through the necessary and proper clause. Also inherit powers that all sovereign nations have like the ability to regulate immigrants.
500
Under the Articles of Confederation how many votes did each state get on Amendments?
They each received one vote and all 13 votes were required to pass an amendment
500
Shay's Rebellion
As discussed in the first document of the DBQ assignment, the farmers in Pennsylvania, lead by Daniel Shay, exposed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation through this rebellion that the Federal Government struggled to put down
500
This amendment reserves powers not given to the central government in the Constitution to the states
What is the 10th amendment
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