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chapter8 forming a goverment

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Constitution A set basic principles and laws that state the powers and duties of the goverment. Sig: One of the first signs of self governing
Republicanism Support for a system of goverment called a republic Sig: Citizens elect represenatives who are responsible to the people
Limited Goverment All leaders have to obey the laws and no one has total power
Suffrage Voting rights Sig: Only white men who owned propeerty could vote in most states. White men who payed taxes could vote in other states
Ratification Official approval Sig: All 13 states had to ratify the articles before the new national goverment could take effect
Virginian Salute for Religious Freedom Promoted the seperation of church and state in Virginia Sig: More states soon followed, by 1833 there were no state goverments that supported an official church
Articles of Confederation A new confederation congress would become the central national goverment. Each state would have 1 vote in the congress. The national goverment did not have a president or a court system. Sig: Could not force the states to provide money or troops
Land Ordinance of 1787 Set up a system for surveying and dividing the public territory. Land was split into townships of 36 square miles. Sig: One lot was set aside for a school, with another 4 saved for Revolutionary War veterans
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Sig: Created the Northwest Territory
Northwest Territory Included the areas of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, And Wisconsin. Sig: When the population of a territory reached 60,000 its settlers could draft their own constitution. The people could ask congress for permission to join the union as a state
Tariffs taxes on imports or exports. Most states did not cooperate when passing tarrifs. Each only looked to improve their own trade. Sig: American merchants began looking for new markets such as: China, France, and the Netherlands.
Interstate Commerce Trade between two or more states. Sig: Made trade difficult for more merchants whose businesses crossed state lines.
Inflation Increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money. Congress had no power to stop staes from issuing more paper money. Sig: Congress could do very little to stop inflation
Debtors People who owe money. Sig: Debtors could pay back their debts with paper money worth less than the coins they had borrowed
Creditors People who lend money. Sig: Creditors were upset by the fact that they were being paid back with worthless money.
Depression A period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment.
Shay's Rebellion In September 1786, faarmers in three western Massachusetts countries began a revolt. Bands of angry citizens armed with pitchforks and other farm equipment closed down courts. Sig: With no courts no ones property could be taken
Daniel Shays Leader of Shays's rebellion. Sig: Persuaded many citicens to join the cause.
Popular Sovereignty The idea that political authority belongs to the people.
Federalism The sharing of power between a central goverment and the states that make up a country. Sig: The federal goverment has the power to enforce its laws in the states.
Legislative Branch Reponsible for proposing and passing laws. Made up of two houses, the Senate and represenatives.
Executive Branch Includes the president and the departments that help run the goverment. Sig: Makes sure its laws are carried out.
Judicial Branch Made up of all the national courts. Responsible for interpreting laws, punishing criminals, and settling disputes between states.
Checks and Balances Kept any branch of goverment from becoming to powerful. The president has the power to veto, or reject laws that congress passes. Congress can overide the presidents veto with 2/3 majority vote.
Constitutional Conventiion Held in May 1787 in Philadelphia's state house. Twelve states sent a total of 55 delegates to the convention. Rhode Island refused to send a delegation.
James Madison One of the most important to the convention. Took good notes and joined in many discussions during the convention. Sig: Wrote most of the Virginian Plan
Virginia Plan Offered a new federal constitution that would give sovereignty, or supreme power, to the central goverment. Sig: Divided the national goverment into three branches: Executive, Judicial, and Legislative.
William Paterson Sig: Presented the New Jersey Plan
New Jersey Plan Proposed keeping congress's structure the same. Called for a unicameral, or one house, legislature. Each state would have an equal number of votes, giving the smaller states an equal voice in the national goverment.
Great Compromise Every state would have an equal vote in the upper house of the legislature. this would satisfy the New York Plan. In the lower house, each state would have a number of represenatives based on its population. this would satisfy the Virginian Plan.
Three-Fifths Compromise Each slave would, in effect, be counted as Three- Fifths of a person when determinig representation. Nthrn delegates agreed to wait 20 years before getting rid of the slave trade. Sthrn delegates agreed to insisting the laws be passed in a Two-Thirds vote
Amendments Official changes, corrections, or additions.
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