Chapters 4/5 Flashcards
A charter of liberties agreed to by King John of England, it made the King obey the same laws as citizens
Magana carta
What is the English Bill of Rights?
A shift of power from the British monarchy to Parliament
A shift of power from the British monarchy to Parliament
English Bill of Rights
What is the Constitution?
A set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
A set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
Constitution
What is the Virginia statute for religious freedom?
A document that gave people in Virginia freedom of worship and prohibited tax money from being used to fund churches
A document that gave people in Virginia freedom of worship and prohibited tax money from being used to fund churches
Virginia statute for religious freedom
What is suffrage?
Voting rights
Voting rights
Suffrage
What are the articles of confederation?
Document that created the first central government for the United States; was replaced by the constitution in 1789
Document that created the first central government for the United States; was replaced by the constitution in 1789
Articles of confederation
What year did the constitution replace the articles of confederation
1789
What is ratification
An official approval
An official approval
Ratification
What is the land ordinance of 1785
Legislation passed by Congress authorizing surveys and the division of public lands in the western region of the country
Legislation passed by Congress authorizing surveys and the division of public lands in the western region of the country
Land ordinance of 1785
What is the Northwest ordinance of 1787
Legislation passed by Congress to establish a political structure for the north west territory and create a system for the admission of new states
Legislation passed by Congress to establish a political structure for the north west territory and create a system for the admission of new states
Northwest ordinance of 1787
What is the northwest territory
Land including present-day Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio and Wisconsin; organized by the Northwest ordinance of 1787
Land including present-day Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio and Wisconsin; organized by the Northwest ordinance of 1787
Northwest territory
What are tariffs
A tax on imports or exports
A tax on imports or exports
Tariffs
What is inter states commerce
Trade between two or more states
Trade between two or more states
Interstate commerce
What is depression
A steep drop in economic activity combined with rising unemployment
A steep drop in economic activity combined with rising unemployment
Depression
Who is Daniel Shays
Revolutionary war officer who led shays rebellion, an uprising in Massachusetts that shut down the court so that farmers would not lose their farms for tax debts. He was defeated and condemned to death, but pardoned
Revolutionary war officer who led shays rebellion, an uprising in Massachusetts that shut down the court so that farmers would not lose their farms for tax debts. He was defeated and condemned to death, but pardoned
Daniel Shays
What is Shays rebellion
And uprising of Massachusetts farmers, led by Daniel Shays, to protest high taxes, heavy debt, and farm foreclosures
And uprising of Massachusetts farmers, led by Daniel Shays, to protest high taxes, heavy debt, and farm foreclosures
Shays rebellion
What is a constitutional convention
A meeting held in Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote the constitution
A meeting held in Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote the constitution
Constitutional convention
Who is James Madison
American states man, he was a delegate to the Constitutional convention, the fourth president of United States, the author of some of the Federalist papers, and is called the father of the constitution for his proposal at the Constitutional convention. He led the United States through the war of 1812
American states man, he was a delegate to the Constitutional convention, the fourth president of United States, the author of some of the Federalist papers, and is called the father of the constitution for his proposal at the Constitutional convention. He led the United States through the war of 1812
James Madison
What is the Virginia plan
The plan for government proposed at the constitutional convention in which the national government would have supreme power and a legislative branch would have two houses with the representation determined by state population
The plan for government proposed at the constitutional convention in which the national government would have supreme power and a legislative branch would have two houses with the representation determined by state population
Virginia plan
What is the New Jersey plan
A proposal to create a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states rather than representation by population; rejected at the Constitutional convention
What is the manga carta?
A charter of liberties agreed to by King John of England, it made the King obey the same laws as citizens
A proposal to create a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states rather than representation by population; rejected at the Constitutional convention
New Jersey plan
What is the great compromise
An agreement Worked out at the Constitutional convention establishing that the states population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature, each state would have equal representation in the upper house of the legislature
An agreement Worked out at the Constitutional convention establishing that the states population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature, each state would have equal representation in the upper house of the legislature
Great compromise
What is the 3/5 compromise
An agreement worked out at the Constitutional convention stating that only 3/5 of the slaves in the state would count when determining its population for representation in the lower house of Congress
