Chapter 7 Flashcards
Summarize what resolved the conflict between the Virginia and New Jersey
plans of government
The Great Compromise
Identify the document that sets out the laws, principals, organization, and processes of government
The Constitution
Through the Three-Fifths ______________ Southerners would be permitted to include slaves in their population even though they could not vote.
Compromise
The_______ made up the upper house of legislature and two were elected from each state.
Senate
The House of ____________ was the lower house of legislature, was elected by the people, and was based on each state′s population.
Representatives
A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives.
Republic
A settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement.
Compromise
A __________ was designed to keep any person or group from gaining too much power.
Separation of Powers
_______ felt the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights to protect basic rights such as religion and speech.
Anti-Federalists
Supporters of the Constitution because they favored a strong federal, or national, government were _______.
Federalisits
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote the _______ to explain and defend the Constitution.
Federalist papers
The _________ Republic advocated Independence and public service and influenced the Founding Fathers.
Roman
A government in which one person or small group holds complete authority is called a __________.
Dictatorship
Leaders who laid the groundwork for the United States were called the __________.
Founding Fathers
Identify two reasons and explain why you would have either been a Federalist or Anti-Federalist had you been a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
If I could’ve been a Federalist or Anti-Federalist I would’ve been a Federalist since Anti-Federalists thought that the new national government would be too powerful which can be easily taken care of by revolting. I would have also chosen being a Federalist because they wanted to build a stronger national government.
Federalists favored a strong central government. True or False?
True.
Anti-federalists thought the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights to protect the people. True or False?
True.
What stated that once a territory had 60,000 free settlers, it could ask Congress to become a new state?
Northwest Ordinance.
There were 55 delegates to the _____________.
Constitutional Convention.
What is a period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises?
Depression
What branch of government that passes laws?
Legislative Branch
What branch of government that carries out laws?
Executive Branch
What branch of government that decides if laws are being carried out fairly?
Judicial Branch
What is to make a change to the Constitution?
Amend
