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US Government: 3 branches
3 Branches Legislative Executive Judicial Checks and balances - each branch can "check" or regulate actions taken by another branch
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Anti-Federalists wanted states' rights, bill of rights, unanimous consent, reference to religion, more power to less-rich and common people; Federalists wanted strong central government, more power to experienced, separation of church and state, stated that national government would protect individual rights
Constitution:Compromise
Connecticut Compromise - addressed issue of representation between big and small states ⅗ Compromise - addressed issue of slave representation between slave and free states Bill of Rights - first ten amendments added to Constitution to protect individual and state rights
1776
Declaration of Independence
1789
George Washington becomes first president of US
Articles or Confederation:Strengths
Helped states get through Revolutionary War Negotiated Treaty of Paris at the end of the war
Articles or Confederation:Weaknesses
Limited power for national government Could not collect national taxes Inability to enforce laws All 13 states needed to approve changes to Articles
Constitution
Met to address weaknesses in Articles of Confederation
US Goverment:
Powers for each branch Legislative - creates laws Executive - enforces laws Judicial - interpret laws
1787
The U.S. Constitution was written
1788
US Constitution was ratified (approved)
1781
US ratified the Articles of Confederation
1781
US won its independence from Britian
the right to reject a decision
Veto - the right to reject a decision
Constitution
Virginia Plan - representation in Congress based on state population New Jersey Plan - equal representation in Congress for all states
a change to the Constitution
a change to the Constitution
Republic
a government in which people choose representatives to govern them
Federalism
a government in which power is shared between the national government and state governments
Compromise
an agreement in which each side gives up something they want to end a disagreement
