Chapter 3 Questions Flashcards
What ideas were in the great compromise
Two house legislature(Senate,House of reps)Senate all states have 2 people.House of reps based on pop
Tell the difference in the ideas between the Virginia and the New Jersey plans
Virginia-two house legislature, number of reps dependent on state pop
New J- one house legislature,number of reps equal in all states
What was included in the three fifths compromise
Slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person in a census
what is the name of the group of electors who selected the president
The electoral college
The delegates to the constitution were known as
Framers
To go into effect how much states needed to ratify the constitution
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What did Federalists support?what did anti Federalists support ?
Federalists-strong national government
Anti Federalists- local state governments
Why were the anti Feds so scared about the term “necessary and proper
They were afraid that the government would take advantage of this to weaken the state governments
What does the term necessary and proper mean
That the government can change different laws that limit state governments
Who was Patrick Henry
A strong anti fed supporter who stated that the constitution would be a terrible mistake
What were the goals of the government.Explain them
To form a more than perfect union- Uniting as a single country
To establish justice- to have a fair legal system
To insure domestic tranquility-establish a peaceful society
To provide for the common defense- protect citizens from other countries
To promote the general welfare-to try and create conditions that will benefit all citizens
To secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity- give us our freedoms
What were the different parts of the constitution called
Articles
Article 1 the legislative branch.describe
Also called Congress,divided into house of reps and senate.Main duty
Is to make laws
Article 2 Executive branch.Describe
president is in charge, must be reelected, job is to not make laws but to execute them
Article 3 the judicial branch.describe
Highest is Supreme Court.has final say in all things dealing with the constitution
