Untitled Deck Flashcards
What is an Anti-Federalist?
A person or group of people who was against the Constitution becoming law; they argued that the Constitution took away the sovereignty of the states.
What is a Cabinet?
A group of people whom the president appoints to help him carry out the laws of the land and advise him.
Who were the Democratic-Republicans?
A political party in the early years of America; they thought that Americans should support revolutions.
What is a Faction?
A group of people whose ideas are different from the larger group.
Who were the Federalists?
A conservative political party who wanted a strong government with strict limits; they passed a law making it a crime to tell lies about government officials.
What does Sovereignty mean?
The authority of a state to govern itself.
What is the Legislative branch?
This branch of government makes the laws; made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is the Executive Branch?
The branch of government that carries out the laws; The president leads this branch.
What is the Judicial branch?
This branch of government decides if laws have been broken; made up of the Supreme Court.
What is the Bill of Rights?
A list of ten constitutional amendments that were passed to protect the rights of the states and the people.
Who was Daniel Shays?
Led a revolt because of the decreasing value of people’s money and the raising of their taxes.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Thought that the Constitution did not allow the national government to create a national bank. Second president of the United States.
Who was Roger Sherman?
Presented a compromise during the Constitutional Convention that allowed the people and states to have a voice in the national government.
Who was George Washington?
Was respected by the American people because he wanted a strong, but limited, national government and set precedents as America’s first president.
Who was James Madison?
Was worried about too much democracy. He wanted a national government that was strong enough to lead and help the states work together but that did not take over the responsibilities of states. He became the fourth president.
Who was James Wilson?
Wanted the people to have a strong say in government because he believed they had the common sense needed to make laws. He was on a committee to begin writing the Constitution.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Believed that a national bank would be a good way to manage the nation’s money. He also believed that a bank would help trade and American cities.
