Chapter 9 Flashcards by Gail I

(Pg 16/4) June 13

William Paterson delivers the New Jersey plan to the convention

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) Lansing of New York ordered for

Reading the first resolution of both Paterson s and randolphs plans
Principles “directly in contrast”

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) regarding the different plane Lansing states

“Me. Patersons plan sustains the sovereignty of the respective states, that of me. Randolphs destroys it.”

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) patersons plan

Federal

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) randolphs plan

National

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) Jefferson and Madison considered a strong central government to be

Contrary to the republican ideals that they fought the revolution for

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) Jefferson viewed America as an

Agricultural nation

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) Luther Martin, Yates, Lansing:

Anti-constitutionalists

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) Virginia plan (branches)

Two branches of legislature

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) New Jersey plan: (branches)

One simple legislative body

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) Virginia plan (legislative powers come from)

Legislative powers come from the people

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) jersey plan (legislative powers come from)

Power from the states

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) Virginia plan (executive)

Single executive

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 16/4) jersey plan (executive)

Plural executive

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 17/1) Virginia (majority of legislature)

Majority of the legislature can act

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

(Pg 17/1) jersey plan (majority of legislature)

Small majority can control

(Pg 17/1) Virginia (legislature can legislate)

Legislature can legislate on all national concerns

(Pg 17/1) jersey plan (legislature can legislate)

Legislature can act on limited objects

(Pg 17/1) Virginia plan: (legislature to veto)

Legislature to negative all state laws

(Pg 17/1) Jersey plan: (legislature to veto)

Giving power to executive to compel obedience by force

(Pg 17/1) Virginia plan (remove executive)

Remove the executive by impeachment

(Pg 17/1) jersey plan (remove the executive)

Remove executive on application of majority of states

(Pg 17/1) Virginia (tribunals)

Establishment of inferior judiciary tribunals

(Pg 17/1) jersey plan (tribunals)

No provisions

(Pg 17/1) Wilson stars regarding national government

"Why should a national government be unpopular? Has it less dignity? Will each citizen enjoy under it less liberty and protection? Will a citizen of Delaware be degraded by becoming a citizen of the United States ?"

(Pg 17/1) Alexander Hamilton: (had a vision of a )

"Had a vision of a single unified nation, rivaling britain and France and powerful also on the sea."

(Pg 17/1) New York was divided

Sharply into two political parties.

(Pg 17/1) haniltpm favored the --- constitution above

British constitution "above all governments on earth."

(Pg 17/1) Hamilton was a

Nationalist a Continentalist who desires a government with a strong central power that would pervade the whole.

(Pg 17/1) Hamilton offered a

Plan of his own that he preferred over the two.it was republican in form with a government elected "by a process originating with the people"

(Pg 18/2) Hamilton desired a ---- executive

Single executive chosen for life by the electors who would have the power of an absolute veto

(Pg 18/2) senators would also be

Elected for life

(Pg 18/2) a lower house/ assembly would be elected by

The people and would serve a three year term.

(Pg 18/2) state governors would be elected by

The national government

(Pg 18/2) John Quincy Adams later states that hamiltons plan was

Theoretically better than the constitution that was adopted

(Pg 18/2) Yates and Lansing left the

Convention forever Hamilton returned from time to time and arrived at the state house in September to sign the constitution.