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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


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