New Government Vocabulary Flashcards
Inflation
Happens when rise very quickly when happens money doesn’t buy as much as it used to
Shays rebellion
Farmers were being taxed on property hugely and put in jail if can’t pay Daniel shays farmer led a ragtag army to Springfield Massachusetts with 700 attack was unsuccessful but gave the national government more amo to strengthen the national government
Northwest ordinance of 1787
America gained land with a plan called the northwest ordinance an ordinance is an official order commands that nw be divided into smaller territories first congressman name of governor and three judges to govern the territory next when the population of the territory reach 5000 adult males territory could elect a legislator then in the population reached 60,000 adult males the church we could petition or ask to become a state finally when Congress ratifies the territories petition the new stupid stand on an equal footing with the original states
Delegate
Representative
Constitutional convention
A convention planning to revise the articles of Confederation but ended up writing a new constitution
Virginia plan
Propose that Congress be given much greater power over the states and also stated that the national government should have an executive branch to carry out laws created by Congress in addition the Virginia plan started that the national government should have the judicial branch to interpret laws this plan also said that citrus larger populations like Virginia should have my representatives in Congress French is smaller states
New Jersey plan
Stated that each state large or small would have the same number of representatives in Congress in this by Allstate would have equal power
Comprimise
Each side gives up something to reach me agreement
Great compromise
Propose by Robert Sherman of Connecticut suggested that Congress should be made up of not just one part but two parts called houses one of the houses would be a Senate and the other house of representatives in the Senate each and every state will be represented by two senators the seats will be equal in power in the Senate but in the House of Representatives population would determine the number of representatives each state had large states would have more representatives and small states
3/5 compromise
Says that enslaved people would be counted as a part of the state populations for both representation in Congress and for taxes however only thing fest of the number of accounts
Preamble
Two major goals to establish justice to ensure peace to defend the nation and to protect people’s well-being and liberty
Reserved powers
They were reserved are left for the states reserved powers include managing education and elections the two levels of government share certain other powers like passing tax laws and managing roads
Separation of power
Each branch had separate powers
Checks and balances
Making sure that not one branch is more powerful than the other
Veto
Refuse
Federalists
Nationalist who wanted a strong government
Federal
First for national government
AnyiFederalist
People who weren’t happy with the Constitution
The Federalist
And I essay ofarticles to help the constitution
Amendment
Addition or change
Bill of rights
First 10 amendments
Articles of confederation
New government only congress or legislative branch made shays rebellion couldn’t tax people there is more than 1 currency
