unit 1: federalism in america (pt 2)

How did the Connecticut Compromise allocate representation in Congress?

bicameral legislature; house of representatives were directly elected based on population, two senators were indirectly elected by state legislatures, and the executive (President) was indirectly elected by the electoral college by state legislatures

Which faction insisted on adding the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution? Why?

The Anti-Federalists wanted to declare and protect the rights of the people

The power of judicial review was claimed for the federal courts by the Supreme Court in the case of:

marbury v. madison

when it came to federal power, anti-federalists consistently favored

weaker federal government with clear explicit limits on what the federal government could do and a strict interpretation of the Constitution

what were the two key cleavages in the framing of the U.S. Constitution?

Large vs. Small States and North vs. South states

Under the US Constitution, a citizen cannot be imprisoned or detained without being charged, brought before a judge, and given access to counsel. This protection is

habeas corpus