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Federalist

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Favored ratification

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Anti- federalist

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Opposed the ratification

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Three Fifths compromise

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Free persons count 1
Other people (slaves) count 3/5
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Connecticut compromise

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Congress should be composed of two houses
In the smaller senate all states should be represented equally.
In the house, the states would be represented based on its population size.

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Commerce and slave trade compromise

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The congress was forbidden to tax the export of goods in any state.
Forbidden to act on the Slave trade for the next 20 years

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New Jersey plan

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Retained the unicameral congress of the confederation, states represented equally.
Add limited powers to tax and regulate trade between the states in the US.

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Magna Carta

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Monarchy has to follow the law

The don’t have absolute power

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Virginia Plan

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Called for a new government with three separate branches
Executive, legislative, judiciary
Congress would be bicameral.

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Framers

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The delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention, men of wide knowledge and public experience.

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Articles of confederation

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First US constitution

Gave power to colonies little to us congress

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Ratification

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Formal approval

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Popular sovereignty

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A government that exists only with the consent of the governed, limited government, civil rights and liberties, separation of powers, and checks and balances.

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Constitution

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Annual congress of delegate (representatives) from each of the 13 colonies
Power to raise army , make war and peace with Native Americans, regulate trade with them, tax, and collect customs duties.

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Second continental congress

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First national government

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Unicameral

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Governed by one house

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Proprietary

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Colonies organized by an owner

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Bicameral

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2 houses of government

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Major sources of the constitution

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John Locke, Greeks, Romans, British,

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Royal

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Direct controlled by the crown

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Charter

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Direct control of the people

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Government is restricted in what it may do

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Limited governments

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Representative government

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The government should will of the people

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Petition of rights

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Limited the Kings power in several ways

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Magna Carta

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Guarantees of fundamental rights

Trials by jury and due process by the law

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Quorum

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The majority rules

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Constitution

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Set of laws that govern a country

Fundamental laws

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Philadelphia constitution

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They met to go over the articles of confederation but ended up forming a new constitution.

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Confederation

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Power to the states only

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Weaknesses of the articles of confederations

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Central government had no power to tax
No power to regulate trade
No power to enforce laws
No executive or judicial branches
Amendments needed 100 agreement
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Why people opposed to the new constitution

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Fear of government having too much power

No bill of rights

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Shay’s rebellion

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Revolt/rebellion against foreclosures

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Major provisions of the Virginia and New Jersey plans.

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Virginia: 3 separated branches, bicameral, representation based on population, or the amount of money you have
New Jersey: 3 separate branches, unicameral, one vote per state, national executive (3 presidents),

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Major issue of contention over the plans

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Representation in legislation

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Men who favored and opposed the constitution

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Thomas Jefferson - France
John Adams - england
Patrick Henry - he smelt a rat

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States that did not ratify

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New York

Virginia

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