Chapter 7 Test
Section 1 "A Confederation of States"
Section 2 "A Grand Convention"
Section 3"A More Perfect Union"
Section 4 "Ratifying the Constitution"
Section 2 "A Grand Convention"
Section 3"A More Perfect Union"
Section 4 "Ratifying the Constitution"
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- Anti-Federalists
- -opposed the constitution -becuase it had no bill of rights
- Bill Of Rights
- -December 1791 -first 10 amendments to the Constitution -James Madison
- Problems of the New Government
- -people were loyal to their states -states didn't want to turn over their power to a national government
- Articles of Confederation, what could Congress do?
- Congress could -declare war -appoint military officers, Congress could not -regulate trade, -pass laws about taxes
- Shay's Rebellion. Why?
- -Daniel Shay, farmer in debt in Mass 1786 -attacked courthouses to stop the sale of farmer's property as payment for debt
- State Constitutions. Why?
- 1. To Spell out the rights of the citezens 2. to set limits on the governments power
- Articles of Confederation. Explain.
- First American constitution-1777_created a "firm league of frienship"_states would send delegates to a Confederation Congress_each state had one vote
- 3/5 Compromise
- agreement that 3/5 of slaves in any state would be counted as it's population
- 3 branches of government
- Legistative-passes the laws [congress has house of reps and senate] Executive-carries out the laws [president] Judicial-sees that the laws are carried out fairly [supreme court]
- New Jersey Plan?
- -William Paterson -3 branches of government -1 house legistature -each state got one vote
- Problems with the Articles of Confederation?
- -national government weak -no president -said nothing about admitting new states to the US
- Federalists
- -favored a strong national government -wrote a series of essays, The Federalist Papers defending the constitution -James Madison + Alexander Hamilton
- Right To Vote?
- White males age 21&over, had to own a certain amount of land or pay a certain amount of taxes, NJ let women vote
- Great Compromise
- -July 17 1777 -called for a 2 house legistature +lower house of reps +upper senate [each state got 2 senators] -problem: would slaves be counted as population?
- Virginia Plan?
- -James Madison and Edmund Randolph -called for a strong national governemt with 3 branches -called for a 2 house legislature -seats awarded on population -problem: large state would have more reps than small states and they would be outvoted