1-20 questions

Question 1

describe the goals of the articles of confederation

Answer 1

doc to unite the new nation and to officially create a new national gov

Question 2

mercantilism

Answer 2

trade generates wealth for mother country

Question 3

define the enlightenment and two of its key players and what they did

Answer 3

a period of advanced thinking. John Locke believed in life liberty and property, baron de montesquieu believed in sep of pwrs

Question 4

what are problems with the articles of confederations

Answer 4

taxation, 9/13 had to agree, lacked connection with people, congress regulation of trade

Question 5

what was montesquieu responsible for

Answer 5

sep of pwrs in gov

Question 6

three branches of government

Answer 6

judicial, executive, legislative.

Question 7

what are each responsible for?

Answer 7

judicial - create laws
executive - carry out the law
legislative - enforce laws

Question 8

who is accredited for sep of pwrs in the branches of gov

Answer 8

baron de montesquieu

Question 9

why can’t communism and capitalism coexist with each other?

Answer 9

the ideas contradict each other. in communism, everyone is equal. in capitalism, someone has to be above everyone.

Question 10

was the articles of confederation a successful form of government?

Answer 10

no. it was shut down and replaced with the constitution.

Question 11

what did anti-federalists want when creating the constitution

Answer 11

a bill of rights

Question 12

how many houses are in Congress. what are they

Answer 12

2. house n senate

Question 13

what was shays rebellion

Answer 13

a riot to reform state government

Question 14

how did shays rebellion display the turmpil state gov was in?

Answer 14

the rioting raised awareness to the problems regarding economics in state governments

Question 15

how many senators are there?

Answer 15

2 in every state, 100 total.

Question 16

what’s senate based on

Answer 16

equal representation

Question 17

what’s house based on?

Answer 17

population

Question 18

what did the “Great Compromise” decide for representation of American citizens in their government?

Answer 18

bicameral legislature which represents states through equal and population representation.

Question 19

define “federalism”

Answer 19

a type of gov where all states operate under a central government

Question 20

what are some factors of mercantlism

Answer 20

economic theory, trade, private ownership
king controls
no competition
mother country uses colonies to establish trade and control the economy

Question 21

what are factors of capitalism

Answer 21

economic system, trade, private ownership
competitive
everyone has a role
people control

Question 22

at the constitutional convention of 1787, the “Three-Fiths Compromise” and the “Great Compromise” dealt with the issue of?

Answer 22

representation in congress

Question 23

compare n contrast thomas Jefferson and hamiliton

Answer 23

Jefferson - reb-demo, “common-man rule,” anti-federalist
hamiliton - federalist, strong central gov, federalism.
both wanted America to be a better place and freedom from britian