Articles of the Confederation
How long did the Articles of Confederation lasts?
10 years.
Name the 3 Branches of the Government
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Explain the Three-Fifths Compromise
-Each enslaved person counted as 3/5 of a person--5,000 enslaved people counted as 3,000 people for taxation and population purposes
Federalist or Antifederalist:
They favored small localized governments with limited national authority
Antifederalist
Which amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms?
The Second Amendment
Congress had no power to _______ the states
TAX
This Branch Interprets the laws. They can declare Laws unconstitutional. What Branch is it?
Hint: Federal and Supreme Court
Judicial Branch
Name the Plan: (Which State)
-There would be one house in the legislative Branch
-Each state would only have one vote
The New Jersey Plan
Federalist or Antifederalist:
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay,
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Federalist!
What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution called.
The Bill Of Rights
True or False: A national court system was established.
FALSE!
Negotiates Foreign Treaties
Appoints Federal Judges, ambassadors and other high officials
Can veto and propose laws
Executive Branch (The President)
Name the Plan:
-There would be two houses in the legislative Branch
-population determines the number of representatives
The Virginia Plan
Federalist or Antifederalist:
They generally believed a republican government was only possible on the state level and would not work on the national level. Therefore, only a confederacy of the individual states could protect the nation’s liberty and freedom.
Antifederalist
What does the 1st Amendment guarantee? Name 3.
Freedom of speech and the press, to assemble or gather with a group to protest or for other reasons, and to ask the government to fix problems. It also protects the right to religious beliefs and practices. It prevents the government from creating or favoring a religion.
Congress had no power to enforce its ______ or to regulate ________
Congress had no power to enforce its Laws or to regulate trade
This Branch can override a Presidents Veto
The Legislative Branch
True of False
The Constitution, unlike the Articles of Confederation took into consideration the rights of women, slaves and people of the lower class
FALSE!
Federalist or Antifederalist:
advocated for a federal government with specific, delegated powers. Anything not delegated to the federal government would be reserved to the people and the states. Ultimately, their goal was to preserve the principle of government by consent.
Federalist
-A person cannot be tried twice for the same offense (double jeopardy)
-People have the right against self-incrimination and cannot be imprisoned without due process of law (fair procedures and trials)
The FIFTH Amendment
Each state was given two votes in Congress, regardless of size.
True or False?
False! Each state was given one vote in Congress, regardless of size
Creates Lower Federal Courts
Appropriates money
Can Declare War
Regulates Foreign and Interstate trade
The Legislative Branch
The Issue of Slavery. During the Constitutional Convention the Southern States argued that the National Government and the Northern States should help Southerners catch Runaway slaves.
The Northern states wanted a set date to outlaw slavery and to ensure NO new states could allow slavery.
True or False: The Northerners stated that if a slave made it to a free state, they were now free and would not assist the South in their recapture.
FALSE!!!!! Northerners agreed that no state could stop a person fleeing slavery from being returned to an owner.
Anti-Federalists
prevents government from forcing homeowners to allow soldiers to use their homes. Before the Revolutionary War, laws gave British soldiers the right to take over private homes.
Third Amendment