Chapter 8 Part 2 Flashcards
(29 cards)
What was the next stop for America after gaining their independence from Britain?
Form new government
List the two sources of english law that inspired government in America
Magna Carta and english bill of rights
What ideas inspired by John Locke influenced American government
Social contract
What was the first national constitution of the United States
Articles of confederation
Who was in charge under the articles of confederation
Confederation congress
Under the articles what did the government not have
President or court system
How was the power of the confederation congress limited
Because they could not force the states to provide money or troops
What did the land ordinance of 1785 do?
Set up a system for surveying and dividing the public territory
What did the Northwest ordinance of 1787 do
It brought new states into the union
How did other nations view the United States under the articles of confederation
Viewed as weak and people took advantage of them
Why did the us have economic problems under the articles
Didn’t have power to create a army to enforce
Started taking land from farmers
They all could print money and it wasn’t worth anything
What happened during shays rebellion
Farmers got mad and started a rebellion because the government was taking their land
Why was shays rebellion significant to our government and to the history of America
It revealed the weakness of our government and needed change
Where did the constitutional convention take place and for what purposes was the convention meeting
In Philadelphia statehouse and they had this meeting so they could change the articles of confederation
Who was considered the most important delegate of the convention
James Madison
Who was the president of the convention
George Washington
Which plan of government favored the larger states? Who presented the plan? Who wrote most of the plan?
Virginia plan
Edmond Randolph presented
James Madison wrote
How would representatives in the legislature be chosen in the large state plan
Also by population so larger states would always have more representatives
Which plan of government favored smaller states? Who presented the plan?
New Jersey plan
William Paterson
How would representatives in the legislature be chosen in the small states
Each state would have an equal amount of representatives
How did the convention combine the two plans in the great compromise
They agreed in that both sides give up some demands and it was a 2 house legislature one on population and other as representation
What did the three - fifths compromise do
Southern states wanted slaves to be part of their populations so they decided to count 3/5 of slaves as population
List the 3 branches of government and their purposes
Judicial-interpret the law and punish people
Executive-enforces the law
Legislative-passing laws
Which group of people opposed the constitution? Which group was for the constitution
Federalists (were for)
and anti federalists
