5th - Social Studies Ch 10 Study Guide Flashcards
What did the article want to set up
The articles of Confederation created a The league of friendship. It was a plan for government and created a weak central government
Give the three branches of government and explain each
Judicial, legislative, and executive
Judicial is the court system and the Supreme Court
legislative branch of government that makes laws. Congress and Senate
executive branch of government that carries out laws and has the president
Give the four downfalls of the articles
1) it only had one house (congress)
2) They could not collect taxes
3) weak central government
4) each state had their own money with different values
What caused Shay’s Rebellion and why did it prove?
Massachusetts farmers had to pay property taxes
Massachusetts Texas citizens to pay back its debts
For farmers could not fit the state took away their land
Proved to the nationalists that there should be a stronger central government
What was the Northwest ordinance and three guidelines of it?
It divided land into smaller territories, each territory had a government, each territory had three judges. It was a plan for dividing the Northwest territory an described how a territory would become a state.
What were the main two reasons for the convention
To revise the articles and to create a stronger national government
What did the Virginia plan want?
The Virginia plan created the executive and judicial branches of government larger states more delegates than smaller States
Give three outcomes of the great compromise
There would be two houses: Senate and the House of Representatives
The Senate head to delegates well the House of Representatives if states with more people more delegates. 3/5 compromise said that three out of every five enslaved people would be counted as part of the states population
What replaced the articles
The Constitution
What does the preamble of the Constitution say or protect?
The preamble tells the constitution’s goals and protects the country and the people
What is the difference between a Federalist and anti-Federalist
The federalist someone who supported the constitution and like that it created a strong federal or national government. Anti-Federalist were against the Constitution and they worried that it would take away power from the states. They thought the government passed laws that were not good for all states
What is the Bill of Rights and what happened when it was added
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments of the Constitution changes to the constitution that became known as the bill of rights. The Bill of Rights limit the government’s power and give certain rights and freedoms to Americans
What did Franklin mean about the constitution when he said “a republic if you can keep it?”
It would take a long time and take hard work to keep the country strong
Who wrote the Federalist essays and what did they want
Madison, Hamilton, NJ to show how week. Federalists wrote the group of us is cold as it is argued against anti-Federalist point of view
Why did they say that the Constitution provided a framework for a stronger national government
So they could change in society
