Unit 4 - - Articles of Confederation/US constitution Flashcards
What was the Confederation’s method for establishing state governments in new territories?
Northwest Ordinance
Why did it take 4 years to establish America’s 1st national government?
Western Land Claims
What kind of government did the Articles of confederation establish?
One with a weak central government and a strong State government
Name the confederation’s method for selling the new territories?
Land Ordinance
Name the upraising of Massachusetts farmers that proved to government leader a need for a stronger central government?
Shays Rebellion
Name the political principle where the power of government is divided into 3 branches?
Separation of Power
Name the 3 branches of government?
1) Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Name the organization that votes directly for the President?
Electoral college
What is the compromise for congress that established 2 houses, one based on equality and the other based on population?
The Great Compromise
What is the legislative plan where Congress would be based on population?
Virginia Plan
What is the legislative Plan where Congress would be based on equality?
New Jersey Plan
Name 4 men who were present at the Philadelphia Convention?
Washington, Franklin, Madison, Hamilton
What is the convention in Philadelphia where delegates gathered to change the structure of the national govenment?
Constitutional Convention
What was the name given to the powers of the national government: example the power to declare war?
Delegated Powers
What was the governmental principle where the branches of government have the power to restrain the power of the other branches?
Checks and Balances
What is the name of the 1st ten amendments to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What is the name of the group of people who did not favor a stron federal government?
Anti-federalist
What is the name of the slavery compromise where only a portion of slaves in each state would be counted for representative and tax purposes?
3/5th compromise
What is an example of a power that everyone at the convention in Philadelphia believed the central government needed to have to strengthen the government?
Power to tax
What is the political principle where there would be no official state or national religion?
Separation of Church and State
What is the political principle where the powers of the national government and the state governments are specifically stated for each level of government by the constitution?
Federalism
What is the series of newspaper articles that tried to persuade the people to accept the new Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
What is the name given to the powers of the state governments?
Reserve Powers
What is the name of the 4 who were not present at the convention in Philadelphia?
Jefferson, Adams, Paine and Henry
