AGES Test 2 Flashcards
Magna Carta
British document that introduced the world to Limited Government
What did the Magna Carta show?
Government operates within certain bounds set by people and Constitution
English Bill of Rights gave Jefferson the ideas for the?
Declaration of Independence
Grievances
Identified how King George was denying the colonists Natural Rights or Individual Liberty
Representative Governement
People elect delegates to vote for them in Congress
Judicial Review
The power of the Supreme Court to declare an act of the government as unconstitutional
Federalism
The Constitution established this; Power is divided between the national and state governments
Separation of Powers
Powers is divided by the equal branches of the government
Check and Balances
Each branch has some control over the other 2 (helps have a limited government)
What changed the relationship between England and the Colonists?
French and Indian War
What did the colonists not have in the beginning and why?
Sovereignty; still under authority of England
Why did colonists feel that they were being denied their natural rights?
England was taxing the colonists without their approval from their elected officials to pay for the war.
National Governement
weak, unicameral congress; each state had 1 vote and power was held on a state level
Solution to weak national government; can’t enforce laws
Federal government; President enforces laws
Solution to no President or Judicial Branch
Created an Executive and Judicial Branch
Solution to no power to collect taxes or regulate trade
Congress given power to collect taxes and regulate trade
Solution to Lacking a national military
Congress can raise an army
Shay’s Rebellion
fights over borders and excessive taxes
Delegates were…
white, male, rich, Federalists
What did the delegates do with the Articles?
Threw them out and created a federal government with 3 branches
Connecticut/Great Compromise
settled disputes between states. Senate 2 votes per state and House of Representatives based on population
VA plan
wanted 2 houses based on population
NJ plan
wanted 1 house with 1 votes and a council instead of a president
3/5 Compromise
slaves will be counted as 3/5 of a person for representation and taxes
Federalists
wanted to ratify the Constitution, wanted a strong, central government, Checks and Balances created a limited government, read constitution loosely, bill of rights is not needed, merchants
Anti-federalists
against ratifying the Constitution, wanted the states to have more rights, thought the Constitution would create a king or dictator, read the Constitution strictly, wanted a Bill of Rights to protect individual rights, Inland Farmers, No mention of God 3/5 Compromise was inhuman.
We created a Federal Government with…
Separation of Powers
first 3 articles established the
3 branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Amendments
allow us to change the Constitution and not have to rewrite it
Proposed on the National Level
2/3 of Congress or 2/3 of National Constitutional Convention
Ratified on the State Level
3/4 of state legislature of 3/4 of State Constitutional Conventions
Who to thank for the Bill of Rights
Anti-Federalists
