Shay's Rebellion ,Great Compromise, Articles, etc
Why was the government too weak to deal with the nation's problems?
Americans feared giving too much power to national government
People who were opposed to the Constitution were called
Antifederalists
The first plan for governing the United States
Articles of Confederation
This was America's first Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Why did the founding fathers create the electoral college?
Because the delegates feared giving the people too much power and letting them choose a president directly
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the
Bill of Rights
He was a vet who lost his farm due to high taxes
Daniel Shay
In 1787, a group of Massachusetts farmers revolted against the state. Who were the protesters led by?
Daniel Shays
How did the procedure of the electoral college that the founding fathers created work?
Each state chooses a group of electors equal to the number of senators and representatives each state had
People who supported the Constitution were called
Federalists
How did the Federalists and Antifederalists feel about the Constitution?
Federalists supported it, Antifederalists opposed it
The __ feared mob rule, so they called for a stronger government that could raise an army and enforce laws
Founding Fathers
He and the Founding Fathers created a federalist form of government for the United States
George Washington
he was elected president of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
George Washington
Compromise made by the Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other hosue
Great Compromise
The compromise that solved the problem of how states would be represented in Congress
Great Compromise
Who offered the Virginia Plan?
James Madison
What are three branches of government and what is the main duty of each?
Legislative- makes the laws Executive- executes the laws Judicial- interprets the laws
plan that called for giving each state equal representation no matter the site
New Jersey Plan
The _ organized the land west of the Appalachian Mountains into territories
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Who developed the Great Compromise?
Robert Sherman
Delegate who developed the Great Compromise
Roger Sherman
An anti tax protest by farmers
Shay's Rebellion
An incident where armed protesters clashed with the state militia and four farmers were killed.
Shay's Rebellion
Anti-tax protest by farmers
Shay's rebellion
a series of essays defending the Constitution
The Federalist
Why did Shay's Rebellion prompt a call for a stronger central government?
The citizens were going out of control without a strong government
How did the smaller states feel about the Virginia Plan?
They did not like it and they supported the New Jersey Plan
Compromise that allowed states to count three fifths of their slaves as part of the population
Three-Fifths Compromise
proposed that a state's representation be based on the size of its popoulation
Virginia Plan
Means to change
amend
A formal change to the Constitution
amendment
How did the Great Compromise satisfy both small and large states?
because each state would get a fair amount of power and representation
A state of disorder or confusion
chaos
A system to prevent one branch of government from getting too much power
checks and balances
powers given to separate branches of government to keep any one from getting too much power
checks and balances
a group of selected to elect the president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of its senators end representatives in Congress
electoral college
To make sure a law or order is obeyed
enforce
To leave out or reject
exclude
The division of power between the federal and state governments
federalism
What are three rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?
freedom of religion, speech, and the press
to prevent or delay the progress of
hinder
What three issues did the Continental Congress have to address?
how much representation each state would receive, how the states and federal government would share power, and how to govern the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
able to affect other people of events
influential
For what reason did the delegates create a system of checks and balances within the federal government?
it assured that no one branch would become too powerful
How did the Great Compromise settle the debate at the Constitutional Convention over representation in Congress?
it called for a House of Representatives and a Senate. The house representatives are based on the population of the state and each state gets two Senators
What were three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation ?
it did little to unify the country, there was a lack of balance of political power, and all states had to agree to amend it for it to go into effect.
How does the Bill of Rights help ensure that the central government does not become too strong?
it granted specific rights to the people
What was Shay's Rebellion and what effect did it have on the Nation?
it was when a group of Massachusetts farmers revolted against the state. It called for a stronger government.
The branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution is the
judicial branch
the branch of government that interprets the laws and the contitution
judicial branch
Branch of government that makes the laws
legislative branch
the branch of government that makes laws
legislative branch
a group of citizens who receive military training and who are called in emergencies
militia
What were the problems under the Articles? (6 problems)
no chief executive, no federal courts, Congress could not raise an army, it took all 13 states to ratify an amendment, could not tax states, every state had 1 vote regardless of size
Official approval
ratification
means official approval
ratification
A government in which the people elect representatives to govern
republic
George Washington supported the establishment of a
stronger central government
to find out the measurements and boundaries of an area by measuring angles and distances
survey
What were the protesters and Daniel Shays accusing the government of?
taxing them too much
areas of land that are owned and governed by the United States but that are not states
territories
How was the debate over the nation's slave population settled?
the 3/5 compromise. three fifths of the slaves count as part of the population
Called for a legislature with two houses- a house of representatives and a senate.
the Great Compromise
What was the debate at the Constitutional Convention over representation in Congress?
the debate was about if a state's representation should be based on the size of its population
How was power divided in the new Constitution?
there were certain powers reserved to the government but the states also had different powers
Why did Antifederalists oppose the Constitution?
they were worried that the government would abuse power and not be able to handle the power on their own
What was the debate over the nation's slave population?
whether or not the slaves should count in the state's population count
