Federalists vs Anti-Federalists
For a strong Constitution
Who are Federalists
A form of government in which power stems from the people
What is republicanism?
The first amendment gives what powers?
What are speech, press, religion, petition and assembly.
This event more than any other convinced the states to revise the Articles of Confederation
Shays Rebellion
The compromise that resolved the representation debate between large states and small states
What is the Great Compromise?
Against the Constitution
Who are Anti-Federalists
Congress could not tax a state's exports on the condition that they could not prohibit the slave trade for 20 years (until 1808)
What is the Commerce Compromise?
The 2nd amendment gives:
What is the right to bear arms
The Confederation's most important accomplishment
The compromise that determined how slaves would be counted towards representation in Congress
3/5 Compromise
Wrote most of the Federalists Papers
Who is Alexander Hamilton
A change to the Constitution that must be agreed upon by two-thirds of Congress
What is an Amendment
No illegal search and seizure
What is the Fourth Amendment
This prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
AKA the large state plan advocating for representation based on population
What is the Virginia Plan?
Wanted stronger state powers
Who are Anti-Federalists
A way to ensure that no single branch of government becomes too powerful
What are Checks and Balances
Right to a fair and speedy trial
What is the Sixth Amendment
These two branches of government were absent in the Articles of Confederation
What are the executive and judicial?
The city that the Constitution was written in
What is Philadelphia
Did not think the Bill of Rights was necessary
Who are Federalists
The three branches of government:
What are the Executive, Legislative and Judicial
People do not have to house soldiers
What is the Third Amendment
-Needed a unanimous vote to change the rules
-No power to levy taxes
-No standing army
What are weaknesses of the AOC?
The division of powers between the national and state governments
What is federalism?