Articles of confederation and declaration of independence

Question 1

Type of legislature under articles of confederation:

Answer 1

unicameral legislature based on one state per vote (1 big senate)

Question 2

Weaknesses of the Articles

Answer 2

• Unequal legislature
• Lack of executive or judiciary to enforce laws or for citizens to settle disputes with them
• Legislature was slow; to pass a bill 9/13 or 70% of states needed to pass it, and to amend the articles ALL 13 were needed
  -states not forced to collect taxes
• literally could not force or get the states to do ANZyTHING

Question 3

Virginia vs. NJ constitutional plans

Answer 3

Virginia:
bicameral, 1st house citizen elected, 2nd house 1st hous elected, both based on pops

NJ:
unicameral, based on amount of states, similar to articles of confederation, favored small

Question 4

Declaration of independence:

Answer 4

• big ol’ list of complaints
• used natural rights and popular sovereignty and social contract, shows what and why Britain is doing wrong
• unlike other complaints had what Americans were gonna do abt it

Question 5

Great Compromise

Answer 5

Senate equal rep, house rep by pop

Question 6

3/5 compromise

Answer 6

• slaves counted as 3/5 of a vote
• CONGRESS cant ban slave trade until 1808
• Fugitive slave act