Under the Articles of Confederation, how was representation among the states decided?
What is each state having one vote?
This compromise settled the debate of how to represent states in Congress
what is The great Compromise
allowed states to partially count slaves in total population
what is the 3/5ths compromise?
this philosopher led to the creation of a system of checks and balances in the US
who is Montesquieu ?
word that means shortcoming, imperfection or lack
what is defect?
This branch of government that contains the office of president was missing from the articles of confederation
what is the executive branch
This plan for representation of the states included a unicameral legislature with equal representation.
what is the New Jersey plan?
establish a two-chamber structure with one apportioned by population and one equally apportioned
what is the Great Compromise ?
life, liberty, and property
what are the natural rights?
a form of autocratic government where power is centered around one person or one small group of people
what is despotism?
two weaknesses of the AOC
a weak central government with no executive or judicial branches, the inability to levy taxes or regulate commerce, and the difficulty in passing laws or amending the document, no ability to maintain an army.
This compromise settled the debate of how to count population for taxation and representation
what is the 3/5ths compromise
establish a system in which a select group of state officials vote for candidates
what is the electoral college
which philosopher do we most see in this excerpt from the DOI
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
who is John Locke?
type of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf
what is a republic
what document replaced the AOC
what is the constitution
this plan for representation of the states included a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the lower chamber.
what is the Virginia plan?
list two things the const corrected from the AOC
1. no ability to enforce laws/ creation of the executive branch
2. no ability to levy taxes/ great Compromise
3. no ability to maintain army/ great compromise
4. weak central government/ adding the three branches of government
5. difficult amending process/ great compromise
what idea is being described here
"The Legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands: for it being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others. The people alone can appoint the form of the commonwealth, which is by constituting the legislative, and appointing in whose hands that shall be."
-John Locke, 1690
what is a representative government?
type of legislature used in the US
what is bicameral legislature
this event prompted the states to consider amending the AOC
what is shay's rebellion
this compromise ensured that a well-qualified individual is elected president while allowing each state to independently decide who to support for president
What is the electoral college?
balance of power between state and federal governments
what is Federalism
which of Locke's ideas is described here
"The only way whereby any one divests himself of his natural liberty, and puts on the bonds of civil society, is by agreeing with other men to join and unite into a community for their comfortable, safe, and peaceable living one amongst another, in a secure enjoyment of their properties, and a greater security against any, that are not of it."
-John Locke, 1690
what is social contract?
How representation is decided in the HOR
what is based on population?