Constition and Forming Of Government Flashcards
VA Plan
Proposed by James Madison
- Bicameral legislature made up of the upper house and lower house; number of senators based on population
- proposed a more powerful president who had a seven year term and appointed executive and judicial officers
Under Articles of confederation what two branches were combined
Legislature and executive
Abigail Adams wanted
Equal rights for women
Spectators
Brought 640 arcs of land
Statehood was achieved by
60,000 free inhabitants And draft constitution
Northwest Ordinance
Basis of government for land in the west in non states with one governor till statehood
Mad at British and Spain for
Forts and no access to Mississippi
Shay’s rebellion
Mass levys taxes and Dan Shays leads 1200 men to federal armory and are payed off with wheat and corn
Constitution Convention
Philadelphia
Intention to do what
Revise Articles
Political philosopher
James Madison
Every Supreme Court needs?
A chief justice
The supreme law was?
The Constitution
Two thirds vote was needed to do what?
Add amendments to the constitution
What was the federalist?
Collection of essays by Hamilton, Madison, John Jay
Article number 10 was about?
Size and diversity
Anti feds want what to pass
Bill of rights
Rhode island
Last to pass
Great Compromise
Mix of NJ and VA plan; House of Representatives based on population voted by people and senate which had a fixed number voted by the state
Executive leader was limited by
Not declaring war, could be impeached, based on elect college
NJ Plan
Unicameral legislature that had a fixed number of seats and picked executive leaders
