Chapter7 Flashcards
(34 cards)
What is a bicameral legislature?
It’s means 2 houses
What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?
Republic
What was America’s 1st constitution?
The articles of confederation
When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?
Nov 1777
How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?
One
Why was the AoC unsuccessful?
The govt wasn’t strong enough
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.
Bill of rights
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 14th state in America?
Franklin
What is a depression?
Slow economic
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
Uprising by Massachusetts
What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia and New Jersey
What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?
The great compromise
What is the Three Fifths Compromise?
Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person
Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?
House of Representatives
What was a Federalist?
People who supported the constitution
What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?
Federals paper
What is an amendment?
Changes the constitution
How many states approved the Constitution originally? ____ out of _____ States
9 out of 15
What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution
What was James Madison considered to be the father of?
The constitution
Who was an influential writer from the Enlightenment who believed every person had natural rights?
John Locke
What type of system states that power should be shared between the national and state level gov’ts?
Federal system
