Articles of Confederation
When was the Articles of Confederation written?
during the war
Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
How is power distributed in our government?
What is the term for it?
shared between national and state
federalism
What was the name of the solution for representation under the US Constitution?
What did it do?
The Great Compromise
Split Congress into two houses (bicameral).
Who was president when the Louisiana Purchase was made for $15 million dollars?
What did it do to the size of the country?
Thomas Jefferson
doubled the size of the nation
Under the Articles of Confederation, which level had more power: national or states?
What could that level do that the other couldn't?
states
States could tax.
Congress couldn't.
Why did the Constitutional Convention meet? Did everyone agree on how to solve that purpose?
fix the problems of the AoC
No (not everyone thought that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised or thrown out, or that a new constitution was necessary)
How many branches do we have?
What are their names?
3
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
What are the two houses of Congress?
US Senate
Who was president when the two-party system emerged?
Where was he from?
John Adams
Massachusetts
(the other four presidents were from Virginia)
Why was it a problem that there was no common currency?
made it difficult to travel, buy and sell in different states
There were two questions that needed to be answered. What was the question about power?
Why was it asked?
How much power should the new national government have?
(It was asked because the central government was too weak under the Articles of Confederation.)
What are the main purposes of the three branches?
L: make laws
E: enforce laws
J: interpret laws
How many people are in the US Senate?
What is that number based on?
100
2 senators per state, regardless of state size
Who was the president that warned European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere?
What was the name of that warning?
James Monroe
Monroe Doctrine
How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation? What were their names?
1
Legislative Branch
There were two questions that needed to be answered. What was the question about representation?
Why was it asked?
How should large and small states vote?
(It was asked because large states were mad that all states had one vote, regardless of size. Large states believed that it should be based on population.)
Not everyone was happy with the Constitution. Rather than rewrite it, what did they do to ensure individual freedoms?
What was in the solution?
Bill of Rights
(The Bill of Rights includes the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, which guaranteed individual rights)
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
What is that number based on?
435
population
Who was president during the War of 1812?
What was an effect of the war?
James Madison
European nations had more respect for the US
What does "regulate commerce" mean, and how did it relate to Congress's power under the Articles of Confederation?
make rules about business
(It meant that Congress couldn't make laws about business between states, which contributed to how weak Congress was.)
Was the Constitution the new law of the land at the end of the Constitutional Convention?
Why or why not?
No
Still had to be ratified (by 9 of 13 states)
What two documents inspired the Bill of Rights?
Who wrote them?
VA Declaration of Rights (George Mason)
VA Statute for Religious Freedom (Thomas Jefferson)
How many representatives currently represent Virginia?
(think House of Representatives + Senate)
13
(11 + 2)
What were three accomplishments during George Washington's presidency?
Who helped with one of the accomplishments? How?
(Write one)
1. The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
2. The federal court system was established.
3. Plans were created for the new capital city of Washington, DC. Benjamin Banneker was an African-American astronomer and surveyor that helped with the plans.