Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is a bicameral legislature?
It means 2 houses
What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?
Repulic government
What was America’s 1st constitution?
The article of confederation
When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?
November 1777
How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?
1 vote in congress
Why was the AoC unsuccessful?
Because the government it provided was not strong enough to handle all of the problems of the country
What created one territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River
Northwest ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a _______ of ________ for the new settlers.
Bill of rights
The Northwest Ordinance was the first attempt to stop the spread of what?
Slavery
What is the name of the state in modern Northeast Tennessee that tried to become the 14th state in America?
State of franklin
What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?
- 16th
What is a depression?
Slow economic activity
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
Uprising by farmers to fight government taxes
What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia and New Jersey
What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?
Great compromise
What is the Three Fifths Compromise?
Slaves vote=3/5person
Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?
House of Representatives
What was a Federalist?
In favor of constitution
What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?
Federalist papers
What is an amendment?
Change of constitution
How many states approved the Constitution originally? ____ out of _____ States
9/13
What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution
What was James Madison considered to be the father of?
The constitution
Who was an influential writer from the Enlightenment who believed every person had natural rights?
John Locke
