Social Studies Chapter 8 Flashcards
What was the second problem with the Articles of Confederation?
Laws needed approval by nine of the thirteen states.
Why was this included: They wanted to protect the states’ power because of fear of a strong national government
Problems: It was hard to get nine states to all agree on one law.
What was the first problem with the Articles of Confederation?
No Chief Executive
Why was this included: They ran away from King George the III and they didn’t want another dictator.
Problems: There was lack of leadership from the central government, there was no single leader for the government.
What was the third problem with the Articles of Confederation?
Congress did not have the power to text citizens but it could request tax money from the states.
Why this was included: They didn’t want another Shay’s rebellion
Problems: States often chose not to pay taxes so the government didn’t have enough money to function
What was the fourth problem with the Articles of Confederation?
Congress did not have the power to draft an army, they could only request states send men for military services.
Why this was included: They feared a central government with a strong army, they thought it might take away the citizens’ rights
Problems: They had a weak army so other countries could easily invade
What was the fifth problem with the Articles of Confederation?
No national court system
Why was this included: They feared a central government with court system might be unfair to the rights of the states
Problems: Innocent people could legally be sent to jail
What the sixth problem with the Articles of Confederation?
Any amendments or changes to the Articles must be approved by all 13 states
Why was this included: Everyone wanted a say in the laws
Problems: If one state could stop an amendment that all the other states wanted
What was the seventh problem with the Articles of Conferderation?
Congress did not have the power to collect states debts owned to the federal government
Why this was included in the Articles: They feared a strong federal government would force the states to pay for things they didn’t want
Problems: A lot of money was kept by the states
What was the eighth problem with the Articles of Confederation?
Congress did not have the power to settle disputes between the states
Why was this included in the Articles: The states didn’t want a high power to meddle
Problems: Disputes between the states often could not be solved and created distrust among the states
After the President who is next in the order of presidential succession?
The Vice President
After the Vice President who is next in the order of presidential succession?
Speaker of the House
What did John Locke do?
Contract Theory
What did Jean Jaques Rousseau do?
Social Contract
What did Baron de Montesquieu do?
Limited Government
What did the Magna Carta do?
Limited the King’s power
What did the Ancient Romans contribute?
Republic
What did the Ancient Greeks contribute?
Democracy
Why did the states quarrel?
1) Taxes on goods passed over the borders
2) Boundaries
What was the problem with Congress and the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles of Confederation gave Congress very little power so Congress could not control he states at all.
How did Congress get the states to divide new land?
The Land Ordinance of 1785
What did the Treaty of Paris do?
It acquired new land for America
What problem did the Articles of Confederation have with developing western lands?
There was no system to divide and sell land
What are townships?
Land divided into 6 mile squares
How were townships divided?
They were divided into 36,640 acre sections
Where were townships layed out?
Along the Ohio Valley
