Articles of Confederation Specifics
What type of legislature was created?
Unicameral legislature
who held most of the power?
the states
Where and when was the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia, 1787
What year was the Articles of Confederation drafted and ratified?
1777 and 1781
What is the Bill of Rights?
the first 10 amendments that protected freedoms
how many delegates and votes does each state get in Congress?
2-7 delegates, 1 vote each
how many votes were needed to pass legislation?
2/3 vote or 9/13 states
What event led exposed the weaknesses of the Articles?
Shays' Rebellion
who wrote the ratified Articles of Confederation?
John Dickinson
Name 1 compromise that was created.
Connecticut/Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
electoral college
what powers did the federal government have? (list at least 3)
borrow money
make treaties
appoint and send ambassadors
appioint military officials
establish post offices
judicial proceedings
establishing measurements
What powers were denied to the federal government?
taxation
raise an army
currency
law enforcement
What was the name of the gathering that drafted the Articles?
The Second Continental Congress
Which states ratified the Articles? (list them all)
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
What type of legislature did the Constitution set up? Include name(s) and how representation is determined.
Bicameral; House (proportional to population); Senate (equal, 2 each)
What term described the binding of states in the Articles?
who controlled trade and commerce?
the states
What were the causes of the 1786 rebellion?
Farmers were in debt
War vets not paid
Farms foreclosed
State taxation
how many delegates and states were at the Constitutional Convention?
55 delegates, 12 (of 13) states
What is the 3/5 compromise, and why was it created?
Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person in population. Southern states wanted to increase their representation in Congress.
What type of government did the Articles set up?
a limited government; representative democracy
List 2 weaknesses of the articles.
states had different currency values
federal government could not raise an army
federal government could not tax
unable to pay war debt
difficult to pass laws and amend
no court system
What was the goal of the Philadelphia Convetion, and what was the result?
goal - modify/fix the articles
result - a new document called the Constitution
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
What are the 3 branches of government, and why are there different branches?
executive, judicial, legislative
to divide power (separation of power)
to ensure 1 branch does not have all the power
checks and balances