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Chapter 9 Flashcards

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(Pg 16/4) June 13

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William Paterson delivers the New Jersey plan to the convention

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

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

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

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

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(Pg 16/4) patersons plan

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Federal

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(Pg 16/4) randolphs plan

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National

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

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Contrary to the republican ideals that they fought the revolution for

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(Pg 16/4) Jefferson viewed America as an

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Agricultural nation

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

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Anti-constitutionalists

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(Pg 16/4) Virginia plan (branches)

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Two branches of legislature

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

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One simple legislative body

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

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Legislative powers come from the people

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

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Power from the states

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(Pg 16/4) Virginia plan (executive)

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Single executive

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(Pg 16/4) jersey plan (executive)

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Plural executive

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

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Majority of the legislature can act

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

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Small majority can control

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

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Legislature can legislate on all national concerns

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

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Legislature can act on limited objects

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

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Legislature to negative all state laws

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

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Giving power to executive to compel obedience by force

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

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Remove the executive by impeachment

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

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Remove executive on application of majority of states

23
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(Pg 17/1) Virginia (tribunals)

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Establishment of inferior judiciary tribunals

24
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(Pg 17/1) jersey plan (tribunals)

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No provisions

25
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(Pg 17/1) Wilson stars regarding national government

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“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 ?”

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

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

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(Pg 17/1) New York was divided

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Sharply into two political parties.

28
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(Pg 17/1) haniltpm favored the — constitution above

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British constitution “above all governments on earth.”

29
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(Pg 17/1) Hamilton was a

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

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(Pg 17/1) Hamilton offered a

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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”

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

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

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(Pg 18/2) senators would also be

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Elected for life

33
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(Pg 18/2) a lower house/ assembly would be elected by

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The people and would serve a three year term.

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

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The national government

35
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(Pg 18/2) John Quincy Adams later states that hamiltons plan was

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Theoretically better than the constitution that was adopted

36
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(Pg 18/2) Yates and Lansing left the

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

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