Federalist or Anti-federalist?
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary…You must first enable the government to control the governed…”
Federalist, James Madison
What caste of people made up the majority of each viceroyalty?
Mixed-race people
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government could only request funds from states; however, under the Constitution, this specific body gained the power to levy and collect taxes directly.
Congress
What country was Hidalgo from?
Mexico
Which plan proposed numerically equal representation to avoid having less voting power than larger states?
The New Jersey Plan
“I agree to this Constitution, because I think a general government is necessary for us… I hope…we shall act heartily and unanimously in recommending this constitution…”
Federalist, Benjamin Franklin
What caste of people made up a very small percentage of the population but held most of the power?
Peninsulares
To avoid the "tyranny" they experienced under King George III, the Articles of Confederation notably lacked this branch of government, which the Constitution later established to enforce laws.
Executive Branch (or the Presidency)
Which leader was part Irish?
O'Higgins
Which Plan proposed a bicameral legislature?
The Virginia Plan
“The prosperity of America depend[s] on the Union. To preserve and perpetuate [maintain] it was the great object of the…plan which the convention has advised [the people] to adopt…”
Federalist, Alexander Hamilton
What two things influenced the Latin American Revolutions?
The Articles of Confederation are often described as this type of alliance, a "firm league" of independent states—whereas the Constitution established a "Federal" system where the national government is supreme.
a Friendship (or a Confederacy)
What country did Mariano Moreno represent?
Argentina
What is the Great Compromise designed to do?
Satisfy the concerns of the New Jersey Plan and the Viriginia Plan, ensuring small states and larger states' Constitutional Rights are protected.
“Without a Bill of Rights, you will exhibit the most absurd thing to mankind that ever the world saw a government.”
Anti-federalist, Patrick Henry
What day is Mexican Independence celebrated?
September 16
Changing the Articles of Confederation was nearly impossible because it required this type of "all-in" vote from the states, while the Constitution only requires a two-thirds vote in Congress and three-fourths of the states.
a Unanimous vote
What was Bolivar’s nickname?
El Libertador (The Liberator)
How did the Great Compromise satisfy the New Jersey Plan's want for equal representation and the Virginia Plan's want for proportional representation?
Implementing population-based representation for the House of Representatives, and for numerically equal representation by implementing within the senate, where every state had two seats.
“I will now tell you what I do not like. First, [there is no] bill of rights…A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth…”
Anti-federalist, Thomas Jefferson
Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid in Spanish-ruled Latin American countries?
While the Articles gave each state exactly one vote regardless of size, the Constitution created this "two-house" structure to balance power between large and small states.
a Bicameral Legislature (or the House and Senate)
What country was named after El Liberatador for freeing them from Spanish rule?
Bolivia
What kind of states wanted slavery to count in the population census and why?
Slave-holding states because they would have more representation.