Post Revolution Flashcards
supreme court must have a what
chief justice
article 6 of the constitution says
the constitution is the supreme law of the land
who was at the constitutional convention
B. Franklin James Madison George Mason Governor Morris James Wilson
where did the constitutional convention meet
Philadelphia in 1787
what was the point of the constitutional convention
to revise the articles
who served as presiding author of the constitutional convention
G. Washington
VA Plan
led by James Madison
3 branches of government : executive / judicial / legislature
lower house - voted by the people
senate / upper house - voted by the state
who was the political philosopher at the Convention
James Madison
last state to pass the constitution
Rhode Island
What do most of the north states do b4 the Constitution
ban slavery
what state was selected as the nations capital
New York
Federalist won because
united w/ specific plan
able to prove a flaw in articles of confederation
Great Compromise
aka - Connecticut compromise
proposed by Roger Sherman
house of representatives - based on population & voted by the people ( big states happy )
senate - based on fixed # & voted by the state ( small states happy )
1st state to join statehood
Ohio
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
secretary + 3 judges chosen by congress
government & congress can veto
slavery EXcluded in N.W Territories
N.W territories include : Indiana / Illinois / Michigan / Wisconsin / Ohio to Mississippi River