AOC and Constitution Quiz Study Guide

$Declaration of Independence$
- Clearly explains the type of government the people wanted
- feared that the government could become corrupt
- supports democracy
- government for the people
$Articles of Confederation$
- feared a too-strong government, so this was weak; legislative government
- government for the people
- influenced by the enlightenment
- separation of power

<<Strengths<<	<<Weaknesses<<
Established a post office communication stepping stone to the constitution states retained their rights clearly outlined general powers of the central government maintained the idea of a union	no executive or judicial system no power to tax no power to enforce treaties all states must approve to ammend

$Shay’s Rebellion$
- Farmers rebelled
- alarmed states that they might need a stronger central government
- taxes raised in MA
$Constitutional Convention$
- sent delegates to revise the AOC
- 1787 in Philly
- Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, and Madison
$Land Ordinance$
- sold land to make money for the government
- 1785
- used to fund public education
- divided into townships
- establish democratic communities
$Northwestern Ordinance$
- complements land ordinance
- divided into territories
- provided an orderly process to becoming a state
- required public education and slavery wasn’t allowed
$VA/NJ Plan$
- James Madison- the father of the constitution; VA plan with strong central government and three branches
- Randolph/Madison- big states plan- representation based on population
- New Jersey plan- William Patterson; unicameral house; equal votes
$Feds vs Antifeds$
- Federalists- supported the ratification, stronger federal government
- Patrick Henry, James Winthrop, Melancton Smith, and George Mason
- Antifederalists- opposed the constitution, states should have more power
- John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Rufus King, John Marshall, Timothy Pickering, and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

==Articles 1==- creates a Congress consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives (legislative)

==Articles 2==- Executive Branch

==Articles 3==- Judicial Branch

==1787==- Constitutional Convention

==1788-== Constitution Ratified