The Constitutional Convention Flashcards
What are the 5 compromises that we’ve discussed?
The New Jersey Plan, The Pickney Plan, The Dickinson Plan, The
What are the details of the New Jersey Plan? Who supported this plan?
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What were the details of the Virginia Plan? Who supported this plan?
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What were the details of the Pickney Plan? Who supported this plan?
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What were the details of the Hamilton Plan? Who supported this plan?
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What were the details of the Dickinson plan? Who supported it?
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What was the plan that resolved the issues between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans? What were its key features?
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Define proportional and equal representation.
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Why did the Southern states “need” slave labor?
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Did the Northern states depend on slave labor? Why or why not?
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Define protective tariffs. Did the north or south support these? Why?
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Explain how the North and South compromised over issues of slavery and protective tariffs.
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Explain the fugitive slave cause. Where will you find this in the constitution?
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Why were the Framers of the Constitution concerned about giving the legislative branch too MUCH power?
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Why were the Framers of the Constitution concerned about giving the legislative branch too LITTLE power?
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Explain the general welfare clause and the necessary and proper clause.
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Did the Framers create a strong or weak legislative branch? Explain.
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How did the Framers use the legislative branch to check the powers of the President?
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What were some of the issues over how the President should be selected?
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What is the Electoral College? Why do you think The Founders chose the Electoral College system over the Congressional System in electing the President?
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What were some of the important decisions the Framers made when creating the Judicial Branch?
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Briefly explain how the separation of powers among the three branches works?
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What is Federalism? How does Federalism work under the Constitutional system in America?
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What are Checks and Balances? How do they work under the Constitutional system in America?
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What is Judicial Review? How do they work under the Constitutional system in America?
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What is Majority Rule—Minority Rights? How do they work under the Constitutional system in America?
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What is Horizontal federalism? How do they work under the Constitutional system in America? Article VI?
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What are Expressed or Delegated Powers?
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What are Inherit Powers?
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What are Implied Powers?
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What are Reserved Powers?
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What are Concurrent Powers?
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What are Denied Powers (Article 1, section 9)?
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What are Denied Powers (Article 1, section 10)?
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What are Exclusive Powers?
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What are the 5 W’s of the Constitutional Convention?
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