Test Flashcards
what was the treaty of paris
it ended the revilutionart war
votes needed to pass a law
9
votes needed to change an ammendment
13/13
problems of the AOC
- couldnt tax citizens
2.weak central goverment - europe had little to no respect for our country
what is shays rebelion
it showed the people, the articles of confederation was bad so they all joined the shays rebelion
what is the purpose of the constiutional convention
to create a stronger goverment
issues/ compromises made
both large and small states had to work together for the goverment to function
how will the states and people be represented in the new goverment
There will be 2 parts of the congress, the senate and the house of representatives, for every 30,000 people in a state there is 1 house of representatives, 2 senators per state.
should enslaved people count towards a state population
For every 5 enslaved people it counties as 3 citizens
How can we guarantee this new, strong government will not abuse its power and infringe on the rights of the people?
by creating the 3 branches of goverment
Where should the new nation’s government be located?
It was located on the potomac river in the district of columbia, which they decided wouldn’t be a state to avoid northern and southern bias