ch. 2 origins of american government Flashcards
What three concepts did the english colonists bring with them?
The need for an ordered social system; The idea of limited government; and The concept of representative government.
Limited Government
The idea that government should not be all powerful
Representative Government
The concept that a government serves the will of the people
What year what the Magna Carta established?
1215
What year what the English Bill of Rights established?
1689
What year was the Virginia Bill of Rights established?
1776-v
What year was the Bill of Rights established?
1791
What were the three types of colonies in North America?
Royal, Proprietary, and Charter
Which of the following was NOT one of the rights granted in the Magna Carta?
The right to freedom of religion
All of the following are basic concepts of government brought to the colonies by english settlers EXCEPT..
The need for an autocratic government
What is the Albany Plan of Union?
An annual congress of delegates from each of the 13 colonies were formed
Confederation
a joining of several groups for a common purpose
What is the Stamp Act Congress?
Group of delegates that prepared the Declaration of Rights and Grievances against British policies
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed in?
1776-d
Between 1776 and 1777 most of the states adopted what instead of charters?
Constitutions
What common features make up State Constitutions?
Popular Sovereignty; Limited Government; Civil Rights and Liberties; and Separation of Powers
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a law enacted by the British that..
Increased the colonists taxes
The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had..
The power to make treaties and build a navy
Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress could not lay or collect taxes or duties
Who was the co author of the Articles of Confederation?
James Madison
Who was a lawyer who helped develop the U.S. system of money?
Gouverneur Morris
Who was the lawyer that favored a strong central government?
Alexander Hamilton
Who was a successful leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who said he “smelt a rat” and refused to attend the Philadelphia Convention?
Patrick Henry
Who were not selected by delegates of the states?
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
Who was on a diplomatic mission to England and Holland?
John Adams
What are the characteristics of the Virginia Plan?
Three branches of government; Bicameral legislature; “National Executive” and “National Judiciary”
What are the characteristics of the New Jersey Plan?
Unicameral congress; Equal representation for states of different sizes; and more than one federal executive
Connecticut Compromise
Delegates agreed on a bicameral Congress, one segment with equal representation for States, and the other with the representation proportionate to the States’ populations
Three-Fifths Compromise
The framers decided to count a slave as three fifths of a person when determining the population of a State.
The Commerce and the Slave Trade Compromise
Congress was forbidden the power to tax the export of goods from any state
The first national government for the United States was..
The Second Continental Congress
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia involved delegates from each of the following states EXCEPT..
Rhode Island
Federalists
These people thought that the Articles of Confederation were weak, and argued for the ratification of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists
People who objected the Constitution for many reasons, including the strong central government and the lack of a bill of rights
What day was George Washington elected president?
April 30th
The New Congress met for the first time on what day?
March 4, 1789
The debate over the ratification of the Constitution was won by the..
Federalists
The temporary capital of the United States where Congress met in 1789 was..
New York
