| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Articles of Confederation made National Government___ | weak |
| Who made life too hard for colonists? | King George 3 |
| The Consitution is the right blend of: | King George 3 and the Articles of Confederation |
| Which state didn't have anyone go to the Constitutional Convention? Why? | Rhode Island, becuase they thought it was bad to over throw the old government |
| What led to the writing of the Constitution? | The Articles of Confederations' problems and Shays' Rebellion breaking out |
| How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to pass? | nine |
| Why was George Washington hesitant about attending the convention? | He was afraid that he would get a bad reputation because he thought the Convention might not turn out well |
| What is 1 weakness of the Articles of Confederation? | The government couldn't tax the states, so it had no money |
| What two prominent figures were absent from the convention? | Thomas Jefferson and John Adams |
| Under the Articles, where did the government's power to rule come from? | the states |
| Under the Virginia plan, where did the government's power to rule come from? | directly from the people |
| how many branches of government did the Virginia plan call for? Name them! | 3, legislative, executive, and judical |
| Who would benefit more from the Virginia Plan, the smaller or larger states? Why? | The larger states, becuase one of the two houses of congress allowed larger states that had a larger population to have more represents. |
| Who introduced the New Jersey Plan? | William Paterson |
| How did the great compromise set up Congress? | house of representatives would represent the people, and the other house would be based on the states' population |
| What forced many whites to reexamine their views on slavery? | the Declaration of Independance and the Revolutionary War |
| How were the slaves going to be counted? | As 3/5 of a person |
| What were the two limitations on the trade compromise? | Congress couldn't place any tax on exports going to other countries and Congress couldn't interfere with slave trade for 20 years, or until 1808 |
| How many delegates came to the convention? Out of how many? | 55 out of 74 |
| Federalist | Supporters of the Constitution |
| Name 2 people that were federalists | James Madison and Alexander Hamilton |
| Anti-federalist | Opponents of the Constitution |
| Name 1 person who was an Anti-federalist | Patrick Henry |
| List the 4 arguments for the constitution | it would create a strong national government, unite the states into a single nation, limit powers they wouldn't take away peoples rights, and the power was divided into 3 branches |
| list the 4 arguments against the Constitution | Congress would ruin the country with taxes, the president would have too much power, there was no bill of rights, and the Judicial branch would swallow up the state courts |
| Amendment | official changes, corrections, or additions to the Constitution |
| Confederation | a political union of states |
| Federal | Form of government in which a group of states recognizes a central authority while retaining certain powers |
| Federalisim | a system of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and induvidual states |
| Limited Government | a political principle which holds that the government should be bound by laws that limit its power |
| Ratification | formal approval |
| The Virginia Plan was made by: | Edmund Randolph |
| The great compromise called for a ____ house congress | two |
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