Unit 3 Flashcards
The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to
Enforce a tax-collection program
A major strength of the Art. Of Confederation was
Presentation of the ideal of a United nation
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Established a procedure for governing the Old NorthWest territory
Delegate whose contributions to the Philadelphia Convention were so notable he is now called the “Father of the Constitution”
James Madison
The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention worked out an acceptable scheme for
Apportioning congressional representation
The Constitutional Convention addressed the North-South controversy over slavey through the
Three fifths compromise
The most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to those who opposed it was the
Absence of the bill of rights
The Founders had not envisioned the existence of permanent political parties because they
Saw them as a sign of disloyalty and lack of national unity
The main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to
Silence and punish critics of the Federalists
Thomas Jefferson’s “Revolution of 1800” was remarkable in that it
Marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties
Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed John Adam’s last-minute appointment of federal judges mainly because
It was an attempt by a defeated party to entrench itself in the government
Marbury vs. Madison involved the question of who had the right to
Determine the meaning of the constitution
John Marshall, Chief Justice, helped strengthen the judicial branch of government by
Asserting doctrine of judicial review of congressional legislation, giving the Supreme Court the power to determine constitutionality
Napoleon chose to sell Louisiana to the US because
- he had suffered misfortunes in Santo Domingo
- he hoped that the territory would one day help America to thwart the ambitions of the British
- he did not want to drive America into the arms of the British
- yellow fever killed many French troops
Why did the Founders fail to eliminate slavey?
A fight over slavery might destroy national unity
