Chapter 5 Flashcards
T or F: The Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War did not allow British lender to recover the money that American merchants owed them.
False
T or F: The Confederate Congress had executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
False
T or F: The Virginia plan proposed scrapping the Articles of Confederation entirely and creating a new national government
True
T or F: Under the New Jersey plan, congress would have 2 houses, with members of the first house elected by the people and members of the second house elected by the first house.
False
T or F: The Great Compromise proposed that in the Senate, each state would have equal representation
True
T or F: The Federalists chose their name to emphasize that they favored a strong central government.
False
T or F: Opponents of the Constitution were called Antifederalists because they opposed a federalist form of government.
False
The Articles of Confederation gave the Federation Congress all of the following powers EXCEPT the power to …
Impose taxes
After the Revolutionary War, the taxes and restrictions the states imposed on imported goods caused British merchants to …
Land their goods at states that had the lowest taxes or fewest restrictions
News of Shay’s rebellion and unrest elsewhere convinced the Congress to …
Call a convention of the states to revise the Articles of Confederation
The only state that did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention was…
Rhode Island
The Virginia plan would benefit …
Large states with many people
Amending the Constitution requires …
Proposal and ratification
People pushing for ratification of the Constitution called themselves …
Federalists
The real issue for opponents of the Constitution was whether the national government …
Or state government would supreme
What causes this effect: The states began setting up customs posts in their borders and levying taxes on one another’s goods.
The Confederation Congress was not allowed to regulate commerce.
Loyalists could not recover the property confiscated from them during the Revolutionary War because …
The Confederation Congress could not compel the states to fulfill this agreement
Shay’s rebellion started because …
The government of Massachusetts decided to raise money to pay off its debts instead of issuing paper money.
The delegate chosen as presiding officer of the Constitutional convention was …
George Washington
The Constitutional Convention had to balance states’ rights with the need for …
A stronger national government
The meetings during the Constitutional Convention were closed to the public to …
Help ensure honest and open discussion free from outside political pressures
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Virginia Plan?
The national legislature would have one house based on population
The government set forth in the Constitution is a federal system because it …
Divides power between national and state governments
The Antifederalists include …
Western farmers far from the coast
The right to ____ is guaranteed by the Second Amendment
Have guns
Because of a border dispute, Spain stopped Americans from depositing their goods on Spanish territory and the moth of the ________ River.
Mississippi
_______ is a decline in the value of money.
Inflation
The Constitutional Convention was held in the city of ______
Philadelphia
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention voted to base further negotiations on the _______ Plan.
Virginia
For the constitution to take effect, _____ of the 13 states had to ratify it.
9
The principle of ________ means rule by the people.
Popular sovereignty
The delegates of the Constitutional Convention created a system of ___________ to prevent any one of the three branches of government from becoming more powerful
Checks & balances
The two houses of Congress make up the _____ branch of government.
Legislative
Edmund Randolph and George Mason opposed the Constitution because the believed it should have included_____
Bill of rights
Who voiced the Connecticut Compromise?
Roger Sherman
Who kept a record of the Convention debates?
James Madison
Who was chosen to become the first president?
George Washington
Who was elderly at the time of the Constitutional Convention, whose experience and good humor helped smooth the debates
Benjamin Franklin
Governor of Virginia who presented the Virginia Plan
Edmund Randolph
Main author of the Virginia Plan
James Madison
Proposed the New Jersey plan
William Patterson
Chaired the convention committee to resolve the differences between the large and small states
Benjamin Franklin
Delayed the final vote in New York until news arrived that New Hampshire and Virginia had both ratified
Alexander Hamilton
Unable to attend the Constitutional Convention because he was serving as an American minister to France
Thomas Jefferson
Headed by a president
Executive
Makes laws
Legislative
Interprets laws
Judicial
Implements and enforces laws
Executive
Renders judgment in cases involving laws
Judicial
Has veto power
Executive
May override vetoes
Legislative
May impeach government officials
Legislative
Once appointed, federal members serve for life
Judicial
