Constitution test Flashcards
(50 cards)
The thing the constitution is meant to protect. The idea of them comes from John Locke and they are things everyone is born with. They include life, property, and liberty
Natural Rights
A formal plan of government.
Constitution
A state run by the people. In which citizens elect representatives to make laws.
republic
The first president of the United States. Known as the father of our country he led the continental army in the revolutionary war. He was unanimously elected president and all the powers given to the president were designed for him. Was elected president in 1789
George Washington
The right to vote in an election. In colonial times it was reserved for white male land owners
suffrage
Was created during the revolution to establish a government. Had several major flaws because it did not create a strong federal government. It gave powers to the states. There was no executive or judicial branch and a one house congress. It was mostly ineffective, but passed the Northwest ordinance
Articles of Confederation
the adoption of a document making it official and valid. All thirteen states had to ratify an amendment to the AOC, but only three fourths of states are needed in the Constitution. The process to do this is out lined in the seventh amendment
Ratification
In 1787 the congress passed this ordinance. It is considered the greatest accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation. It detailed the process of becoming a state and made the large states give some of their land to make Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. These states were admitted as free states.
North West Ordinance
The land from the Ohio River to the Great Lakes that was East of the Mississippi. Later it was made into Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.
Northwest Territory
A writ requiring a fair trial for a person under arrest. The idea was first brought up in the Magna Carta and is included in the Constitution
Habeas Corpus
He wrote the preamble and was a young delegate from Pennsylvania. He fought in the revolutionary war and was a strong believer in National unity. He was an opponent to slavery
Gouverneur Morris
All trade between states. It was not regulated in the AOC, but is regulated by congress in the Constitution. As an enumerated power it has been used to pass a range of laws
Interstate Commerce
Establishes an independent National government
National sovereignty
In 1786-1787 Daniel Shay organizes a group of vetren farmers to revolt against the government. The AOC is too weak to put down the rebellion, so it leads to the constitutional convention. It took place in Massachusetts
Shays’s Rebellion
Located in PA it was the sight of the constitutional convention and our nations first capital.
Philadelphia
Took place in 1787 in Philadelphia. 55 delegates assembled to write the constitution
Constitutional Convention also known as the Philadelphia Convention
An agreement reached by taking points from both sides
compromise
All states get the same amount of votes regardless of population and size.
Equal representation
Also called the small states plan it called for equal representation.
The New Jersey Plan
Representation based off of population
Proportional Representation
The plan that called for proportional representation. Also called the large state plan.
The Virginia Plan
Introduced by Benjamin Franklin it created a house with equal representation and a house with proportional representation.
The Great Compromise
A proposed law
bill
The idea was first thought of in the Magna Carta. It created checks and balances and made it so government did not have absolute power
Limited Government
