Period 3 Flashcards
The Connecticut (great) Compromise
- suggested by Ben Franklin
- Virginia based in population
- New Jersey based on equality
New Jersey Plan
- small state got together & respond with it
- kept most of Article of Confederation, just strengthen national government
- unicameral legislature, one state; one vote
What is based on in representation in the house ?
Based on population
What based on in representation in the senate?
Based on equality
3/5 Compromise
Delegates compromise 60%; counting slaves as 3/5
Slave trade compromise
- prohibit slave import, delay 20 years, 1807 slaveholder could be tax $10 per import slave
- constitution implicitly recognize slavery
- 1807 congress abolish slave importation
- 1865, 13th amendment abolish it
Who should declare war?
Constitution said CONGRESS had right to declare war
Bill of right
- sept 12-17: delegate tune in final draft, voting until last day
- Written by James Madison
Federalist
- support constitution
- stress weakness of Article
- led by James Madison/ Alexander Hamilton
Anti-federalist
- Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Samuel Adam
- oppose constitution -object ratification method, absence mention of God, denial of state right to print $
Congress
- makes law(meet in Capitol)
- senate: 2 from each state
- House of Representatives
Presidency
Executes, enforce law
Federal courts
Interpret law
Federalism
Power is divided between federal (national or central) government/ 50 states
Limited government
Gov only does what it is to authorized to do by people in constitution
Republicanism
Vote to elect people to represent us in congress
Popular sovereignty
People have power
Majority rule with minority rights
Accept results of election/ representative decision but remember to respect rifts of those who lost votes of election (minority)
The Bill of Rights
Protect our basic rights/ liberties from federal interference; added to constitution
1st Amendment
Freedom of…
- religion (separation of church/ state)
- assembly(right to gather peacefully)
- press (to criticize the gov in print)
- petition ( the gov for grievance)
- speech ( to criticize the government)
2nd Amendment
Right to keep and bear arms(weapons) i
3rd Amendment
No quartering of soldiers in home (can’t do it during peacetime)
4th Amendment
No search/seizure without a warrant or “probable cause”
5th Amendment
No double jeopardy (cannot be tried for same crime twice)
- canning compel to be witness against yourself (“plead or take the fifth”)
