Declaration of Independence Flashcards
Veto
President can deny a bill, preventing it from becoming a law
Impeach
Charged with wrongdoing
Checks and Balances
How branches make sure other branches don’t get too much power
EX: veto, impeachment, president can’t go to war without Congress’ consent
Separation of Powers
Each branch has its own roles, can only do certain things, 3 branches of government
Federalism
States have some power, federal government has some
Concurrent Powers
Powers that are shared between states and federal
EX: Tax, Protection (Police), Road Construction
Federalists
Want Constitution
Protect the liberties of the people
United
We can tax and have an army
Reserved Powers
Powers reserved to states
EX: Regulate businesses, schools, marriages, speed limits (ish)
Anti-federalists
Against Constitution
Take too much of the states rights
Too much power of the central gov
States can serve people better- closer
Missing Bill of rights
Congress can make any law
Shays Rebellion
In Massachusetts, the state was trying to tax the farmers to pay soldiers and rebuild from the war but the farmers rebelled. This showed how weak the national government was
The breaking point of our nation
James Madison
Father of the Constitution
From Virginia
Most of his ideas went into the Constitution
Thomas Jefferson
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Washington
1st president
President of the Convention
General in the Revolutionary War
Problems with the Articles of Confederation
States were not bound together (friendship)
No taxes
Each state had its own currency
States charge other states
New Jersey Plan
Equal per state
