A.O.C.
What was the first form of government in the United States?
Articles of Confederation
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who is the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
Who was the first president of the US
George Washington
opposed by Anti-Federalists
Constitution
How many states needed to vote on an issue for it to pass in the A.O.C.?
Name two people who influenced the Declaration of Independence (they would need to be cited if it was a paper for this class)
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Who was president of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
What did the Proclamation of Neutrality do?
Said the US would not fight Great Britain or France and that the gov would punish any American helping either side
no standing army
A.O.C.
What set up the procedure for adding new states from western territory?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
What two things were recognized about slavery in the Declaration of Independence?
It was bad and a problem for the American colonies
It was King George's fault
Name the three branches of government in the Virginia Plan
Executive, legislative, judicial
What did the Jay Treaty do?
Prevent US from going to war with Great Britain
ability to tax the states
Constitution
What does ratify mean?
to sign into approval legally
Explain what consent of the governed means
the people give permission to the government to rule, usually through voting
Explain checks and balances
each branch of government has a check on each other branch in order to balance power between the branches
What two things did George Washington warn against in his Farewell Address?
political parties
long-term foreign relations
Electoral college
Constitution
What was the rebellion against the Articles of Confederation government called and why did it happen?
Shays' Rebellion
taxation of farmers
Explain what social contract means
citizens give up a few individual liberties in order for the government to protect their natural rights
What did the Great Compromise do?
Sets up a bicameral legislature to help balance power of individual states
Senate: two representatives per state
House of Representatives: amount of representatives decided based on state's population
What important precedent did George Washington set that was followed by every president until FDR?
Presidents only serve two terms
What was the three fifths compromise and which government did it belong to?
3/5 of all "other persons" (slaves) would count towards a state's population when determining representation in the House of Rep.
Constitution