Forming a New Gov't
He called for a national convention to overhaul the articles of Confederation
Alexander Hamiliton
The Constitutional convention in _________________ (city) in 1786 gained the support from George Washington.
Philadelphia
Alexander Hamiliton, James Madison, and John Jay were the authors of _________________
Federalist Papers
new government
The leaders of the Republicans were ___________ and ____________. They opposed Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists and believed the power of the Federalist needed to be restrained
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
THe articles of Confederation were considered too _____________ (weak/Strong)
James Madison argued that the ________________ would prevent one faction or branch gaining too much power. This became known as 'Checks and Balances'
Separation of Powers
The antifederalists were afraid of a _________ power would lead to tyranny and further move the gov't away from the will of the people (concentrated, representation)
concentrated
The states of _____________ ratified the constitution on the assumption a Bill of Rights would be added
New York, Mass, and Virginia
Alexander Hamiliton believed elites needed a stake in the new country success. Therefore he proposed _____________ gov't take responsibility for existing public debt (states, federal)
federal
Alexander Hamiliton found an important ally in his push for a strong central govt
James Madison
The constitution provided no definition of ___________ (citizenship, taxation)
citizenship
_____ of the 13 states had to ratify the constitution for the new gov't to come to pass
9
The _______ amendment reserved to the states all powers except those specifically withheld from them or delegated to the federal gov't
10
The Republicans opposed the proposed national bank on the grounds that ___________________ (states should, congress had no authority) form the banks
Congress had no authority
The _______ plan called for a new national legislature consisting of two houses.
Virginia
The great compromosie settle the difficult problem of ___________ at the convention (representation, citizenship)
representation
The constitution could only be modified AFTER it was ratified. Those amendments became known as the ________________
bill of rights
Supreme Court
______________ opposed Hamilton's economic program on the grounds that they would bear a disproportionate tax burden
Small Farmers
The small-state plan was called the _________ Plan
New Jersey
James Madison decided that soverignty ultimately resided with _________________
the people
The federalists controlled the new government under the Constitution for it first _______ years
12
___________________ determines the number of justices on the supreme court (Constitution, Congress)
Congress
Even thought the constitution never mentioned them, George Washington distrusted ____________ and talked against them in his farewell address.
Political Parties