federalism Flashcards
(35 cards)
sovereignty
power (states are able to get things done)
virginia state for religious freedom
created a wall between church and state
Aoc
1st constitution of the us with sovereignty. 1 legislative house
need 9/13 votes to pass anything
o chief executive
land ordinance
created 640- acre towns
1 section for public education and government building
northwest ordinance (5)
a- sets up 5 states (wisconsin, ohio, Indiana, michighan, Illinois)
b- 5000 ppl can form territory
c- 60,000 ppl can form a state
d- no slavery
e- figutive state law
figurative slave law
runaway slaves must return
depression
severe turndown in economy
deflation
more goods less money
inflation
more money less goods
shay’s rebellion
daniel shays and his followers revolt over high taxes, imprisonment debt and lack of paper money
mount vernon confrence
4 states show up and agree that the aoc problems are significant to hold another confrence
annapolis convention
5/13 show up, they set trade agreement and calls for a new convention urged by hamilton and madison
constitutional convention
meeting to ammend the aoc
no rhode island
gw -> chair person
spearheaded by hamilton madison dickinson and morris
j madison
creator of the va plan, father of the constitution
va plan
bicameral legislature based on proportional representation
includes national sovereignty
bicameral
2 house legislative
proportional representation
the idea that representation should be on the population -> HOR
william patterson
creator of the nj plan and the champion of small state’s rights
nj plan
plan that wants unicameral legislature
unicameral
1 house system
equal representation
1 state = 1 vote
Roger Sherman
creator of the ct plan also known as the great compromise
great compromise
current house system
each state will be given equal representation
representation in the HOR based on population
national sovereignty
chief executive
3/5 compromise
for each 5 slaves it counts as 3 votes to determine representation and taxation