The Articles of Confederation
The ___________ governments were the most powerful under the A.o.C.
State
____________________ wrote most of the Federalist Papers
Hamilton
The VI Plan favored the ________ states
larger
__________________ is defined as a government that is strong, but limited, and centralized - usually appearing as multiple "layers" of government
Federalism
The ________________ are a presidents advisors
Cabinet
Under the A.o.C. the government did not have the power to regulate commerce or ____________ .
collect taxes.
______________ was the most prominent Anti-Federalist
Thomas Jefferson
The New Jersey Plan favored the _______________________ states
smaller
The ______________ branch makes laws
Legislative
Part of Hamilton's financial plan was the federal government assuming all of the nation's war debt and creating a __________________
National Bank
A success of the A.o.C. was the Northwest ordinance of 1787 - which banned ________________ in those states.
Slavery
___________________ was the old wise man that was very well respected at the Constitutional Convention (he said when looking at a chair with a sun "I have thought when looking at that chair, whether the sun was setting or rising in regard to the American experiment, and now I believe it is rising")
Benjamin Franklin
In the Senate, states would have __________________ representation
equal
The ______________ branch executes the laws
Executive (president)
The Battle of ___________________was the last organized native rebellion against white expansion in the Midwest
Fallen Timbers
_______________ showed the weaknesses of the A.o.C.
Shays Rebellion
_________________ presided over the Constitutional Convention
G. Washington
The ___________ Compromise helped solve disagreements over slavery
3/5
The 4th amendment protects Americans from illegal ____________________
search and seizure
The first two official political parties were the Federalist and the _______________________.
Democratic Republicans
_________________ established a policy for surveying and selling western lands.
Land Ordinance of 1785
_______________ proposed VI Plan and was overall the architect for the Constitution
James Madison
The Great Compromise was also known as the ______________________ Plan
Connecticut
The 10th amendment states __________________________ (15 or less words)
Powers not given to the federal government are for the states and people
Fill in the blank
In Washington's farewell address he stated:
- Do not get involved in European affairs
-Do not make permanent alliances
- Do not form __________________
- Do not fall into sectionalism
political parties