Chapter 2 Constitution - American History

Anti-federalist

people agains the constitution

federalist

people for the constitution

Checks and balances

a system overlapping powers of legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check actions of others

Great Compromise

agreement during the constitutional convention that congress should be composed of a senate, in which states would be represented and a house, in which representation would be based off of population of the state.

Judicial review

power of court to decide the constitutionality of a government aaction

bicameral

an adjective describing a legislative body compose of 2 chambers 

New Jersey Plan

retained the unicameral Congress of the Confederation with each of the states equally represented

virginia Plan

called for a new government with 3 separate branches; legislative, executive, and judicial

Three-fifths Compormise

provided that all free persons should be counted and so too should three fifths of all other persons

Who is the author of the declaration of independence 

Thomas Jefferson

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence

to establish a league of friendship among the states

What acts lead to the declaration of independence

tea, stamp, and sugar tax. Quartering of troops

What grievances did the colonists have against the British

no taxation without representation

What was the structure of the Articles of Confederation 

Unicameral, 9/13 states had to agree, to change all states, states get 1 to pass a bill

What powers did the government have under the Articles of Confederation

Declare war, make peace, print money, appoint military leaders

What powers did the government not have under the Articles of Confederation

could not tax, no money for army/navy, can’t settle disputes between states

What accomplishments did the Articles of Confederation have

Administered the 7 year war effort, negotiated the Treaty of Paris with Britain, and established the northwest ordinance 

Who is the father of the Constitution

James Maddison 

What two plans were proposed at the constitutional convention

Virginia and New Jersey plan

What plan did the Framers eventually set up

Great compromise

What other compromise did the Framers make at the Convention

Three-fifths compromise

1st article 

legistlative

2nd article

executive

3rd article

judicial

4th article

rights of states

5th article

amending constitution

6th article

supremacy

What was the purpose of the Federalist papers

Hamilton, Madison, and jay wanted to explain how the constitution worked and why it was good.