CHAPTER 5 REVIEW 8 TH GRADE AMERICAN HISTORY

In 1777, the Continental Congress adopted a set of laws to govern the United States 2

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 3

A plan for a government that describes the different parts of the government and their duties and powers 4

CONSTITUTION 5

A government by the people 6

DEMOCRACY 7

A government run by the people through their elected representatives 8

REPUBLIC 9

Oppositions to Articles of Confederation 10

TOO MUCH POWER TO ORDINARY CITIZENS LACKED NATIONAL COURT SYSTEM 11

Three strong Nationalists who wanted to strengthen the national government 12

GEORGE WASHINGTON JAMES MADISON ALEXANDER HAMILTON 13

In 1786, Nationalists held a convention called.. 14

ANNAPOLIS CONVENTION 15

Upset farmers in MA about direct tax imposed on them to pay off debts 16

SHAY’S REBELLION 17

Outcome of Shay’s Rebellion… 18

-STATE GOVT. SENT IN ARMY TO QUIET REBELLION -REBELLION SHOWED THAT STEPS NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL GOVT. -MAY 1787, CALLED FOR CONVENTION FOR GOVT. REFORM 19

What took place in May 1787 in Philadelphia? 20

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 21

Document that have governed the United States for more than 200 years 22

THE CONSTITUTION 23

Father of the Constitution 24

JAMES MADISON 25

To revise 26

AMEND 27

Plan for creation of bicameral (2 house) legislature. Each state would send representatives in proportion to the number of its citizens 28

VIRGINIA PLAN 29

Prohibit from becoming law 30

VETO 31

Plan to give every state an equal vote in unicameral Congress 32

NEW JERSEY PLAN 33

Made a legislative branch of two houses One house, the senate, each state, regardless of its size, would have the same number of representatives Another house, the House of Representatives, the number of seats allowed per state would be based on each state’s population 34

GREAT COMPROMISE 35

3/5 of state’s slave population would be counted when determining representation 36

3/5 COMPROMISE 37

A system in which power is shared among state and national authorities 38

FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT 39

Each branch has its own area of authority, but no one branch has complete power over the government 40

SEPARATION OF POWERS 41

This system gives each branch the power to check, or stop, the other branches in certain ways 42

CHECKS AND BALANCES 43

approve 44

RATIFY 45

Favored constitution 46

FEDERALISTS 47

Three Federalists 48

GEORGE WASHINGTON JAMES MADISON ALEXANDER HAMILTON 49

Essays published to urge people to approve the Constitution 50

THE FEDERALIST 51

A group that is concerned only with its own interests 52

FACTION 53

Those who opposed the Constitution 54

ANTI-FEDERALISTS 55

Feared people more than the govt 56

FEDERALISTS 57

Feared the govt more than the people 58

ANTI-FEDERALISTS 59

Why did the Federalists win? 60

1. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION HAD FLAWS 2. FEDERALISTS HAD A PLAN 3. FEDERALISTS WERE ORGANIZED 4. FEDERALISTS HAD GEORGE WASHINGTON 61

Ten amendments drafted by James Madison 62

BILL OF RIGHTS 63

1 st amendment 64

FREEDOM OF RELIGION, SPEECH, PRESS, ASSEMBLY, AND PETITION 65

2 nd amendment 66

RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS 67

3 rd amendment 68

RESTRICTS MANNER TO HOUSE TROOPS IN HOMES OF CITIZENS 69

4 th amendment 70

PROTECTS AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES 71

5 th amendment 72

MUST BE ACCUSED BY GRAND JURY BEFORE BEING TRIED FOR SERIOUS FEDERAL CRIME, PROHIBITS UNFAIR ACTIONS BY FED. GOVT., 2 ND JEOPARDY, GOVT. TAKING PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE WITHOUT PAY 73

6 th amendment 74

RIGHT TO A SWIFT AND FAIR TRIAL 75

7 th amendment 76

RIGHT TO A JURY TRAIL 77

8 th amendment 78

PROTECTS AGAINST CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT AND EXCESSIVE BAIL 79

9 th amendment 80

PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS BEYOND THOSE STATED IN CONSTITUTION 81

10 th amendment 82

ALL POWERS NOT GUARANTEED TO THE FED. GOVT. AND NO WITHHELD FROM THE STATE ARE HELD BY EACH OF THE STATES, OR THEIR CITIZENS 83

Anti-Federalists believed the Bill of Rights was needed to… 84

RESTRAIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 85

1 st vice president 86

JOHN ADAMS 87

1 st attorney general 88

EDMUND RANDOLPH (VIRGINIA PLAN) 89

1 st secretary of war 90

HENRY KNOX (SAME POSITION UNDER ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION) 91

1 st secretary of state 92

THOMAS JEFFERSON (EXPERIENCE WITH FRANCE, DIDN’T FULLY SUPPORT GOVERNMENT) 93

1 st secretary of treasury 94

ALEXANDER HAMILTON (DID NOT GET ALONG WITH JEFFERSON) 95

An act or statement that becomes an example, rule, or tradition to be followed 96

PRECEDENT 97

George Washington won the presidential election unanimously in which two years.. 98

1789 &

1 st capital 100

NEW YORK CITY,

2 nd Capital 102

PHILADELPHIA,

3 rd Capital 104

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

Specified that the capital would be 10-square-mile stretch of land on Potomac River near Washington’s home in Mount Vernon City located along Maryland/Virginia border Governed by federal authorities, not by either state 106

RESIDENCE ACT OF

When & why was the capital renamed? 108

1799, AFTER PRESIDENT WASHINGTON'S DEATH 109

TEST TOMORROW! Go over: Key terms Outlines End of the chapter questions Online test, phschool.com 110