The Articles of Confederation
The nickname for the Articles of Confederation is
The AOC
Which states favored the Virginia Plan
Large States
What was the name of the individual who created the Great Compromise
Roger Sherman
Which group wanted to give more power to the national government
The Federalists
The right to a trial by jury in a criminal case is which amendment
6th Amendment
Why did the founding fathers intentionally make the AOC weak
They feared a strong central government
Which States favored the New Jersey Plan
Small States
Bicameral Legislature
Which group wanted to give more power to the states
The Anti-Federalists
Life in prison for shoplifting violates what amendment
8th Amendment
What was the only good thing that came out of the AOC
The Northwest Ordinance
According to the Virginia Plan, Representation would be based on a states
Population
What does Grievance Mean
Problem
Which group supported the idea of including a president
The Federalists
The Principle of Federalism can be found in the 10th Amendment. What is Federalism
Any power not written in the constitution is reserved for the states or the people
According to the Northwest Ordinance, a territory much reach what population to apply for statehood
60,000
According to the New Jersey Plan, Representation would be __________ and each state will get __ Representative
Equal, 1
In the Amendment Process, to ratify an amendment, ____ of state legislatures must approve
3/4
Which group wanted to include a list of individual rights to the constitution
The Anti-Federalists
List all 7 principles in correct order of Acronym
Federalism
Limited Government
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
What ended up happening to the AOC at the Constitutional Convention
It was trashed, replaced, by the NEW constitution
In the Senate, each state gets __ representatives.
In the House of Representatives, the number of representatives a states gets is based on the states ______________________
2, population
Why did the south agree to the 3/5ths Compromise
They still were able to increase political power because they still were able to count 60% (3/5ths) of slaves towards population, which increased representatives in the House of Representatives, which increased southern states power.
To try to get people to ratify the constitution, the Federalists wrote how many Federalists Papers
85
Give me an example of Checks and Blanaces
**Veto diagram