Vocab
What is interstate commerce?
When there is trade between two or more states
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
3 out of every 5 slaves could be Counted towards population
True or False
Federalist supported the constitution because it didn’t offer a balance of power between branches
False
What problems slowed down the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?
Claims to western lands made by colonists.
Who was not at the constitutional convention?
Women, African Americans, and Native Americans
Which country closed it’s southern port on the Mississippi River, not allowing the US to ships goods in or out, hurting trade?
Spain
The Great Compromises combines which two plans of government?
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
What problems did Antifederalist have with the Constitution?
The central government had too much power.
How was trade between the US and British?
Britain’s places high tariffs on imports and exports.
What was the main cause of Shays’s Rebellion
Tax on land
What was the Virginia Plan?
A proposal for a two house government, a strong central government, and would have representation based on population.
What did the Great Compromise do?
Created a two house government where one house was based on population and the other equal representation
What is an amendment?
Official change
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To edit the Articles of Confederation .
What caused widespread inflation in the states?
The overprinting of paper money.
What was the New Jersey Plan?
A one house government, equal representation, would favor the small states.
What is the Commerce Compromise?
The government would regulate trade, not tax southern imports or exports, and would allow for the importation of slaves for 20 more years.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Ammendments that protect citizens rights.
What weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation were exposed during Shays’s Rebellion?
States having more power than the government.
What is federalism?
Sharing power between states and the central government.
What is checks and balances?
A system of distributing power among the three branches of government so one does not become too powerful.
True or False
The Great Compromise decided how the legislature would be structured in the government.
True
Why did some Federalists oppose the Bill of Rights?
Because they thought the Constitution was a bill of rights.
The Northwest Ordinance established what procedures?
States being admitted to the US Union.
Who has power over the legislative branch?
Congress