History Exam Review Part 4 Flashcards
Hammilton
1st Secretary of State, financial plan, loose interpretation of the consitution, helped write federalists papers
What did Patrick Henry say
Give me liberty or give me death
John Locke
Right to life, liberty, and property
Madison
Note taker in the convention, write bill of rights, father of the constitution, wrote the federalists papers
John Peter Zenger
During his trial, freedom of press was created(1st)
Amendment process
Proposed by 2/3 congress or 2/3 legislative. 3/4 states to approve amendment
Checks and balances example
Branches interacting with eachother
Due process
Protect u when accused of a crime
Amendment numbers 4,5,6,8
Federalists papers
Authors: Hammilton, jay, Madison
These papers were used to encourage people to ratify the consitution
Great compromise
Senate: equal rep.
House: rep. based on pop.
Significance: each house would have a different way to represent the states
New Jersey plan
Unicameral. Each state would have 1 vote, so that makes equal representation
Significance: proposed a plan similar to the articles of confederation
Virginia plan
3 branches; bicameral;
Significance: shows weakness of the articles of confederation
3/5th Compromise
5 slaves would equal 3 people; applied to population and taxation, but not representation; ended slave trade in 1808
Hammiltons financial plan
- Pay off all war debt- necessary to gain respect globally
- Raise gov. revenues-tariffs
- Create national bank
Compromise: move capital to south in order to get the south to agree
Where is the Hudson River
In New York and flows into the Atlantic
