Compromises
The Great Compromise(think NJ & VA plans!) solved the issue of representation by:
Shays rebellion was mostly a protest/fight against:
the unfair treatment & taxation of farmers
Articles of Confederation
The ____ would support a strong central government and the ratification of the constitution BEFORE the Bill of Rights was added.
Federalists
The document(s) that pushed for the ratification of the Constitution were called:
The Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, & John Jay
The 3/5ths compromise solved the issue of:
Slave representation in Congress(remember 3/5th of total slave population would count towards representation)
Shay's rebellion directly lead to political leaders to call what famous meeting which lead to the creation of the Constitution:
The Constitutional Convention
The Articles of Confederation allowed a stronger state or central government?
It created a stronger state government due to many people's fears of a tyrannical central government.
The idea that the Constitution did not protect enough individual rights and that a Bill of Rights was needed before ratification was mostly held by the:
Anti-Federalists
The Bill of rights ensures that:
Americans have their rights protected from a possible tyrannical government.
The plan that introduced the idea of representation in Congress based on population was named:
Who was the lead speaker/authority figure at the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could only
Declare War; they could not regulate trade, tax, or dispute state arguments
Anti Federalists felt that the Constitution was lacking a ____ therefore it did not have enough protection for people's rights.
Bill of Rights(remember it was not in the original Constitution it was added!)
To sign a document into law is to:
Ratify
The ____ compromise set up the plan to either limit or ban slavery after 20 years.
Slave Trade Compromise
The state governments began taxing farmers and seizing their lands to pay off:
Debt from the Revolutionary War
T/F: Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no executive branch and the laws were carried out on a state by state basis.
True
T/F: The Anti Federalists wanted the Constitution to be signed without a bill of rights.
False
The main reason behind the fear of a strong national government in America was:
The fear of a tyrannical government taking over & violating their rights(think colonies & Great Britain)
The New Jersey plan introduced the idea of
Equal representation in states(think small states want a fair say)
What was the name of the government bonds that were given out to soldiers after the Revolutionary War ended?
Scripts! They were to be redeemed at a later time, but held no actual value which lead to farmers having to sell their belongings to pay for goods.
Because Congress could not create laws regarding taxes under the Articles of Confederation, when they needed money they had to:
Ask the states for it(the states could refuse too!)
The main difference in ideologies between Federalists & Anti-Federalists was:
Federalists believed in more government control in a national government, Anti-Federalists wanted more state control
A bicameral congress means:
Two houses of Congress(House of Representatives & Senate)