A More Perfect Union Flashcards
Who were the Five Parties of the time?
The Monarchists, Federalists, Nationalists, Localists, and the Radical Republicans?
What did the Monarchists want?
They wanted a King-like figure who had supreme power to rule the country.
What did the Radical Republicans want?
They wanted civilians to make important decisions and they wanted a centralized government.
What did the Nationalists want?
They wanted a single, unified country.
What did the Federalists want?
They wanted limited government.
What did the Localists want?
They wanted a looser government were civilians made decisions.
What served as the Law before the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation, it served as the law until 1781 and there were several presidents under this document that had one-year terms.
What were some of the Issues with the Articles?
Taxes couldn’t be officially placed, there wasn’t much money, and it was hard to make changes since a lot of people from different states had to agree.
How much Debt was there after the War of Independence, and why was there so much?
There was about 75,000,000$ of debt and it is mainly because trade routes between American and Britain were closed during the war.
Why was law under the Constitution stable for a very long time?
The commonwealth was highly respected and it was believed that they made completely unbiased votes, and they were happy with their rights.
What did Lord Action say about the American Constitution?
He argued that the Constitution was trust-driven and it didn’t have any strict federal rules. He knew this form of rule couldn’t work for any other country and is mystified at how it made the most powerful country in the world.
What were some of the Problems the Constitutional Convention fixed concerning the Constitution?
They had to fix the currency because different people would have different money and trade was difficult and they had to decide what the format of ruling would be?
Representatives from what States proposed the ideas that we use for governing today?
Jersey and Connecticut. Jersey proposed the ‘three branches of government’ idea and Connecticut proposed the idea for a certain amount of state representatives relative to a state’s population.
Even though many Representatives didn’t agree with eachother, how was a stable Government decided?
The Government turned out well because even though there were many disagreements, they kept on coming back and eventually came together on good terms.
