Student Unit 4 - Financial Sector

What is Agenda power?

The ability to control what issues are considered, debated, and voted on by a legislature.

Explain Madison’s principle from Federalist 51, 'Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.'

Checks and balances prevent tyranny by pitting self-interest against self-interest.

What was the American Revolution?

Colonial war (1775–1783) against Britain leading to U.S. independence, sparked by taxation and self-governance disputes.

What was the Annapolis Convention?

A 1786 meeting to address trade issues under the Articles; precursor to the Constitutional Convention.