Articles of Confederation
One success of the Articles was that the Congress was able to successfully increase this, to levels greater than during colonial America.
What is foreign trade?
This plan recommended modifying the Articles of Confederation to strengthen the central government.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
The constitution created this type of government, which means divided power between national and state level government.
What is federalism?
The debate between the north and south regarding population, and slaves, was resolved with this.
What is the Three-Fifths compromise?
During Shay's Rebellion, this many farmers will killed in the fighting.
What is 4?
This plan proposed scrapping the Articles of Confederation, and creating a new national government with the power to make laws binding upon states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
These are the term lengths for Senators and Representatives, respectively.
What is 6 years and 2 years?
This state was the last to ratify the Constitution.
What is Rhode Island?
Shay's Rebellio was largely caused when the governorn of Massachusetts did ______ instead of ______ in order to pay off debts.
What is "raise taxes" instead of "issue paper money"?
The convention in Philadelphia was attended by this many delegates, and included the most prominent leaders dating back to the Revolutionary period.
What is 55?
In order to pass an amendment, these two things need to happen.
What is 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of states?
In 1786, he convinced the Virginia assembly to call a convention which was the first step in discussing the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Who was James Madison?
Under the Articles, the Congress was granted these three powers.
What is declare war, raise armies, and sign treaties?
One other interesting compromise reached was the agreement that the slave trade could not be banned until this year.
What is 1808?
The executive branch and judicial branch can both "check" the legislative branch by striking down laws, but they do so by using these two different methods.
What is presidential veto and declaring a law unconstitutional?
The Federalist was a collection of 85 essays written by these three framers.
Who were John Jay, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton?
The Northwest Ordinance divided territory north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi and established a plan for a territory to become a state once it reached a population of this size.
What is 60,000 people?
Realizing that smaller states would not support the Virginia plan, a compromise convention was held in July 1787, chaired by this 81 year old founder.
Who was Ben Franklin?
The new constitution was based on this, meaning rule by the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The core of the Great Compromise was designed by this framer from Connecticut.
Who was Roger Sherman?