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Principles
AoC vs. Constitution
Creating the Constitution
The Modern Constitution
Miscellaneous
100
The Gov't cannot do whatever it wants; there are limits on its' power.
What is Limited Government
100
The type of government the Articles of Confederation established for the USA.
What is Confederacy
100
The event where the Constitution was created
What is the Philadelphia Convention/Constitutional Convention
100
Powers given to the National Government Example: The power to print Money, to declare War
What is Delegated Powers
100
Principle of government that explains power coming from the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty
200
Power is shared between the National and State governments with the National Government being Supreme over the states
What is Federalism
200
1. The states had too much power. 2. The national government did not have the power to tax the states 3. The national government couldn't afford to maintain a military 4. Shay's Rebellion
What is reasons why the AoC failed.
200
Called for Proportional Representation to allow bigger states more Reps in Congress.
What is the Virginia Plan
200
Powers given only to the state governments Example: Marriage Laws, Schools, Conducting Elections
What is Reserved Powers
200
Liberties given to each American citizen that are protected by the Constitution/Bill of Rights. (Principle of Gov't)
What is Individual Rights
300
The people exercise their power by voting for Representatives.
What is Republicanism
300
The type of government that the Constitution establishes for the USA
What is Federalism
300
Called for Equal Representation to ensure that the larger states would not have more influence in government than smaller states.
What is the New Jersey Plan
300
Powers given or shared by both the national and state governments Example: Taxing, building roads
What is Concurrent Powers
300
Agreement that a certain percentage of each state's slave population would count toward their voting population. Put in place to appease the Southern States who were worried their representation in Congress may be lacking due to their smaller White male populations.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise
400
Each branch of government has different jobs, but they each are equally as important as the others.
What is Separation of Powers
400
How the Constitution fixed the problems created by the Articles of Confederation.
What is gave the National Government supremacy over the states
400
1. The House of Representative would follow Proportional Representation; each state had different numbers of reps according to their population. 2. The Senate would be equally represented; 2 votes per state.
What is the Great Compromise
400
Identify the main jobs of each of the Three Branches of Government
Executive- Enforces Laws Judicial- Explains Laws Legislative- Makes Laws
400
Those who agreed that the Constitution was necessary in order to give the Federal Government more power to oversee the states.
Who were the Federalists
500
No one branch of government is any more powerful than the others because the other two branches step in to make sure that power is not being abused.
What is Checks and Balances
500
An uprising of farmers in Massachusetts whose land was being taken away in place of them paying their taxes.
What is Shays' Rebellion
500
These people did not agree with ratification of the Constitution because they were afraid that allowing so much power to the National Government would cost them their Individual Rights.
What is the Antifederalists
500
Judicial Review and Veto Power is an example of... (term and branches required)
What is Checks and Balances that the Judicial and Executive Branches have over the Congress
500
The reason why the Bill of Rights were added to the Consitution
What is "to persuade the Antifederalists to ratify the document." They would not ratify unless their individual rights were protected.