Articles of Confederation
In fear of what happened with Britain, the Articles of Confederation was designed to have a ________ central government
Weak
The original purpose of this meeting was to improve what original US government constitution
Articles of Confederation
The government's right to rule comes from the people
Popular Sovereignty/ Social Contract Theory
This article creates and lists the responsibilities of the Legilsative Branch
Article I
by stepping down after this number of terms as President, George Washington set the precedent
2 terms
In order to fund operations the central government needed to ask states for money because they did not have the power to
Tax
What is the name of the plan to allow for larger states to have the advantage by having a bicameral congress, and the number of representatives be based on population
Viriginia/Large State Plan
the government has only the powers that the Constitutiongives to it
Limited Government
This articles creates and lists the powers of the executive branch
Article II
Washington himself was not part of a political party; however, 2 of his cabinet members were seen as heads of their respective parties. One supported industrialism and banking; the other supported the common man and agriculture. Who were these men, and which supported what?
Alexander Hamilton (industry & banking) and Thomas Jefferson (Agriculture & common man)
To keep all votes fair, every state had how many votes in congress
1 vote
The name of the plan where, like under the Articles of Confederation, congress would be unicameral and every state would have the same number of votes/representatives.
New Jersey/ Small state Plan
Each branch of government has its own responsibilities and limitations.
Separation of Powers
This articles creates and lists the powers of the Judicial branch, along with the process of being found guilty of treason
Article III
What was the different outcome between Shays' Rebellion under the Articles of Confederation and the Whiskey Rebellion under the US Constitution?
The federal government successfully under the leadership of George Washington squashed the Whiskey rebellion.
In order to change the Articles of Confederation, this is the number of states that had to approve the change
all, 13, unanimous
This compromise settled the debate over how representation would be in Congress, it would be a bicameral congress, with the upper level every state would have the same number of representatives, and the lower level would be based on population.
The Conneticut/ Great Compromise
Each branch of government has the power to check or limit the actions of the other two
Checks and Balances
This article explains the process of adding amendments to the constitution; unlike the Articles of Confederation you do not need unanimous consent.
Article V
In his farewell address printed in newspapers, Washington warned against the US involving itself in too much of the world/foreign affairs. What is the word used to describe the policy of a country trying to keep to itself/ stay out of world affairs.
Isolationism
This rebellion in Massachusetts showed how weak the central government was, and showed how unhappy many were under the Articles of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion
This compromise settled the debate on whether or not slaves or "all other persons" would be counted in the population for both representation and tax purposes.
3/5th compromise,
Division of power between the federal government and the states
Federalism
This articles explains that the Constitution is the law of the land and no person can be above it. It also contains the supremecy clause which explains that the Federal laws outranks state laws.
Article VI
Also in his farewell address Washington was worried that division would happen and destroy the union. He says there are two ways for division to happen in the country. Name 1 for credit, name both for double points.
1. Political Parties
2. Sectionalism