Consitution Flashcards
What was the land ordnance of 1785.
Law passed by Congress that allowed for sales of land in the Northwest Territory and set up standards for land sale that became precedents. Among them was the idea of selling mile-square sections of land.
What happened during Shays rebellion? And what did it prove about the Articles or confederation?
Judges ordered farmers to sell their land and livestock to pay off debt. Then the rebellion against the government led by Daniel Shay, disbanded the continental army and was unable to stop them. And proved that the government was to weak to create a strong government.
Ancient Greece
Democracy, government by the people. Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Created the first republic, system of government in which people elect representatives to govern them.
Magna Carta
Limited the Kings power.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Social contract. People would not do things for each other = people to people NOT people to ruler.
John Locke
Contract theory, Government is an agreement between the ruler and the ruled.
Baron de Mantesquieu
Limit the governments power, divide power among a number of authorities.
What was the purpose of the constitutional convention?
To decide how the America was gonna be governed
Who was the president of the convention
George Washington
Who was the “father” of the constitution
James Madison
Who were some important leaders that didn’t attend the convention?
Sam Adams, John Hancock, and Patrick Henry They didn’t attend the convention because they feared the strong national government would endanger the right of the states.
What was the Virginia plan?
A plan that proposed structure to the government.
How many branches of government did the Virginia plan have?
Three branches
What was the New Jersey plan?
The plan consisted of 11 resolutions that were offered as alternative plan.
What is the great compromise
The great compromise was an agreement all small and large states agreed on during the constitutional convention.
What did the 3/5 compromise say about slavery?
That each slave is 3/5 citizen.
What was the process to ratify the constitution?
It took 10 months for the first 9 states to agree.
What did the federalists believe?
In a strong national government
What did the anti-federalists believe in?
In a weak national government.
