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
how do B. Frank & G. Wash feel about the constitution
don’t think it will last long
antifederalist
Sam Adams / Patrick Henry
felt constitution was betrayal to Revolution
fear the government more than the people
powers of the president
can veto
commander of armed forces
executes the law
negotiate treaties w/ 2/3 approval from senate
president cant
declare war
make peace
2 branches combined in the articles of confederation
executive / legislature
who opposed ratification
VA & NY
Federalist
feared the people more than the government
G. Wash was a federalist
shay’s rebellion
led by Dan Shays
goes after federalist arsenal
levy a tax on land
tax was to pay off war dept. for Massachusetts
who wrote articles of confederation
John Dickinson
