Vocabulary
Individual Rights
Personal rights and liberties (Gauranteed in the Bill of Rights)
The Articles of Confederation was the first government designed to keep the central government _________.
Weak
What was the 3/5th compromise?
a compromise to count 3 out of 5 enslaved people towards total state population.
What type of government did the Antifederalists want?
Strong state government
How many papers were written in the collection?
85
Popular Sovereignty
people rule
Under the AOC, what did the US government NOT have? (two things)
a president and a court
Name all 3 branches of government.
Judicial, Executive, and Legislative
What type of government did the Federalists want?
A strong central government
What was the name that they wrote the articles under?
Publius
Republicanism
People vote for their representatives
Name 2 out of the 3 main problems with the Articles of Confederation.
Could not defend the country, pay debt, and 9 out of 13 states had to agree.
What was the compromise that elects the president?
The Electoral College
Who did the Federalists represent?
Wealthy Business Men
In Federalist paper no. 10 James Madison argues that there should be a large ____________ because there are more people. (1 word)
republic
Federalism
power divided by national and state government
What was successful about the Articles of Confederation?
The Northwest Ordinance
Explain the Great Compromise.
House of Representatives based on population and every state gets 2 senators
Who did the Antifederalists represent?
Rural Farmers
Federalist paper no. 51 written by James Madison/Alexander Hamilton, laid out the foundations for the _________ ___________ of government. (two words)
Three branches
Checks and Balances
What did the Northwest Ordinance include? (Name 1 thing)
laws protecting rights OR a plan on how to become a state
Who was invited to the Constitutional Convention? (what type of jobs did they have?)
Plantation owners, lawyers, bankers, and politicians.
Which group wanted a Bill of Rights and why?
The Antifederalists wanted a Bill of Rights to protect the rights of citizens.
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
Written to gather support for the new constitution and its ratification