Chapter 7 Flashcards
(33 cards)
What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?
Republic
What is a bicameral legislature?
2 legislative homes
What was America’s 1
st
constitution?
Articles of confederation
When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?
November 1777
How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?
One vote
Why was the AoC unsuccessful?
Because the national government had very little power and could not tax so the national government had little or no money
What created one territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River?
Northwest ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a _______ of ________ for the new settlers.
New place,opportunities
The Northwest Ordinance was the first attempt to stop the spread of what?
Slavery
What is the name of the state in modern Northeast Tennessee that tried to become the 14
th
state in America?
Stae of franklin
What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?
1786&16
What is a depression?
When the economy slows down and when unemployment rises
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
When they were trying to get rid of the articles of confederation
What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan
What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?
The US constitution
What is the Three Fifths Compromise?
Wh
What is the Three Fifths Compromise?
When the north and south compromised by counting a certain amount of slaves
Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?
In virginia North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia
What was a Federalist?
Your national government
What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?
Bill of rights
What is an amendment?
It is we’re it states something like freedom of press so it is pretty much a law
What became the standard for passing a law in Congress? ____ out of _____ States
Half of them
What is the supreme law of the land?
You can go against the us constitution
Why is James Madison considered the father of…
The constitution
