Vocabulary
Which word means "to lose value"
Depreciate
This document was the very first plan of government for the United States, written before the U.S. Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
This group supported the new U.S. Constitution because they wanted a strong national government to unite the states
The Federalists
Proposed by James Madison, this plan wanted a government with three branches and favored large states by giving them more votes based on population.
The Virginia Plan
Which word means "law"
Ordinance
To change or add a new amendment to the Articles of Confederation, this many out of the 13 states had to agree
All 13 states
This group opposed the new Constitution because they feared a strong national government would act like a king and take away individual freedom
The Anti-Federalists
Proposed by William Paterson, this plan favored small states by giving every state the exact same number of votes in Congress.
The New Jersey Plan
Which word means " a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives"
Republic
Because the national government was kept weak on purpose, it did not have the power to collect these from citizens to raise money.
Taxes
To convince people to vote "YES" on the Constitution, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote a famous collection of 85 essays known by this name.
The Federalist Papers
The Virginia Plan became the basis for this, while the New Jersey Plan became the basis for the Senate.
The House of Representatives
Which words means "having two separate lawmaking organizations"
Bicameral
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had only one branch, which was responsible for making laws.
Legislative Branch (or Congress)
Before the Constitution was written, the 13 states were governed by this weak set of rules that lacked a President, national court system, or the power to collect taxes
The Articles of Confederation
What key figure proposed the idea of The Great Compromise
Roger Sherman
which word means "An agreement where both sides give up a little bit of what they want to reach a deal"
Compromise
What were the THREE things congress couldn't do under the articles of confederation
1. Control Trade
2. Force citizens to join the army
3. Impose Taxes
Urban merchants, wealthy landowners, artisans, coastal elites were supporters of which group
The Federalists
With The Great Compromise, how many senate members would each state get?
2 senate representatives