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June's oc quiz cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Magna Carta | a charter of liberty and political rights signed by king james. made king subject to laws |
| Influence of the Magna Carta on the constitution | the constitution limited the power of authority like in the magna carta |
| Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom | document that declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: slavery | banned slavery in the area, and all forced labor, but slavery was still an issue |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787: adding new states | created a system for bringing new states into the union. the land was seperated into several smaller territories with a governor. when population grew to 60,000, the territory asked to join the union |
| Purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 | to raise money for debts, and form a political system for the region |
| How land was divided under the Land Ordinance of 1785 | the land was split into townships, which were 36 square miles divided into 36 lots of 640 acres each. |
| Major Influences on the U.S Constitution (118-119) | the mayflower compact, 1620 magna carta, 1215 the english bill of rights, 1689 colonial assemblies the enlightement, 1700's |
| How the Articles of Confederation reflected the ideas in the declaration of independence | they have the same idea of giving freedom to the citizens |
| Significance of the articles of confederation | was the new national government, citizens had more power than before, didnt work well at all. caused major problems. |
| main cause of shays rebellion | farmers had to pay new taxes, farmers were in debt, courts forced them to sell property. these farmers got angry and rebelled |
| u.s governments response to shays rebellion | realized the articles of confederation were not working. realized they needed more protection for its citizens. |
| american citizens response to shays rebellion | also admitted that the articles didnt work. asked for a stronger central government. |
| significance of shays rebellion | showed the weaknesses of the articles of confederation. led to the constitutional convention where they changed the articles. |
| main features of the articles of confederation | one branch of government states had most power limited powers in order to protect the liberties of people |
| problems with britain after the revolution | hard to enforce international treaties. britain wouldnt turn over forts on the american side of the great lakes. britain closed many ports to american ships |
| problems with spain after the revolution | spain closed the lower mississippi river to u.s shipping. congress tried to work out an agreement, but plan could not be passed. spain broke off from negotiations |
| purpose of the constitutional convention | february 1787-confederation congress invited each state to send delegates to a convention in philadelphia, they were improving the articles |
| virginia plan | thought up by edmund randolph, he proposed a new federal constitution. that would give supreme power to the central government |
| new jersey plan | called for 1 house legislature. gave each state an equal number of votes in the federal government |
| great compromise | an agreement to create a two house legislature |
| north vs. south disagreement over slavery at the constitutional convention | south-wanted enslaved africans to count as part of their state populations north-wanted the number of slaves to determine taxes not respresentation |
| three-fifths compromise | agreement that said three-fifths of a state's slave population would count count when determining representation |
| popular sovereignty | idea that political authority belongs to the citizens |
| federalism | sharing of power between the government and states |
| purpose of checks and balances in the government | to keep any branch of government from becoming to powerful |
| how the constitution reflected the ideas in the declaration of independence | they have the same idea of creating an equal and fair government |
| power of the national government | certian powers assigned to the national government coin money regulate trade |
| power of the state governments | certian powers assigned to the state government creating local governments holding elections |
| shared power between national and state governments | taxing borrowing money enforcing law |
| federalists and their arguments for the constitution | alexander hamilton: excellent plan for government -good balance of power |
| antifederalists and their arguments against the constitution | george mason: constitution needed a section guaranteeing individual rights -gave too much power to central government |
| the federalist papers | essays written anonymously supporting the constitution |
| the bill of rights-what is it and how it reflects the ideas in the declaration of independence | 10 proposed amendments intending to protect the rights of citizens they both try to have liberty and freedom for the citizens |
| reason the u.s constitution is still in use more than 200 years later | how flexible it is, and how it meets the needs of a changing nation |
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