The Articles of Confederation
What was one of the primary weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
It had no power to tax, trade, or enforce laws, leaving most power with the states
Double Jeopardy
What are the opening 3 words to the Constitution?
We the People
1st Amendment
Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Press
What was the first and last name of the man responsible for this categories' title?
Daniel Shays
Rights
Something that a person should be able to have, get, or do, without it being taken away
Double Jeopardy
What was the name of the group of people that drafted the Articles of Confederation?
The Continental Congress
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Revise the Articles of Confederation
2nd Amendment
Right to Bear Arms
What was the immediate impact of the rebellion?
People realized that the national government was too weak
3/5 Compromise
3/5 of slaves would be counted towards the population
Why did the newly independent states prefer a weak federal government under the Articles?
They feared strong, centralized authority, similar to the monarchy they had just escaped from
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan primarily disagreed on which key issue at the Constitutional Convention?
Representation in Congress
3rd Amendment
Right to not house soldiers
Double Jeopardy
What were the Shaysites protesting?
High taxes and the possibility of losing their property and facing debtors' prison
New Jersey Plan AND/OR Virginia Plan (300 points for 1, 600 for both)
NJ: Proposed a single house of congress with 1 vote per state
VA: Two house congress with representation based on population
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state have in Congress?
One
What was the compromise that convinced Anti-Federalists to ratify the Constitution?
The addition of the Bill of Rights
Double Jeopardy
5th Amendment
Right to not testify against self, no double jeopardy, right to due process.
In which city did Shays lead a rebellion?
Springfield, MA
The Great Compromise
Took influence from both NJ and VA Plans, had a senate (2 senators per state) and house of representatives (based on population)
What was one major event that led people to believe that the Articles created a government that was TOO weak?
Shays' Rebellion
What was the name of the series of essays written to convince the people that the Constitution should be ratified?
The Federalist Papers
10th Amendment
Powers not held by the Federal government are given to the states and/or the People
Double Jeopardy
All or nothing. Describe the jobs of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches.
Legislative makes the laws, Executive executes or carries out laws, Judicial interprets the laws.