What did The Virginia Plan propose?
A Congress composed of two houses with representation based on a state’s population
What did The New Jersey Plan call for?
A Congress composed of one house with representation based on one vote per state
What did The Great Compromise propose would determine a state’s number of Representatives in the House of Representatives?
the size of the state’s population
What did The 3/5ths Compromise propose?
that 3/5ths of a state’s slaves be counted as population for representation
What is Republicanism?
the idea that governments should be ruled by citizens’ elected representatives
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?
established a plan for dividing the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
Why did the delegates establish a system of checks and balances?
prevent any one federal branch from dominating the other two
How many states were required to ratify the Constitution?
required approval by nine states
Explain the elastic clause.
It allows flexibility in the Constitution to meet the changing needs of the people.
What did The Judiciary Act of 1789 NOT do?
create three executive departments
What was included in Washington’s Cabinet?
The Departments of State, War and Treasury
What was NOT a result of The Whiskey Rebellion?
There was NO widespread loss of life.
What did Jay’s Treaty NOT put an end to?
the British fur trade on the American side of the U.S.-Canadian border
Who strongly opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and the Democratic- Republicans
Who was the nation’s first Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson
The group who supported a strong central government were known as?
Federalists
What did Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan call for the federal government to do?
pay off its debts.
What principle did the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions assert?
Nullification-the states had the right to nullify, or consider void, any act of Congress that they deemed unconstitutional.
Name two powers that the Constitution gave to the national government and explain why it is logical for the national government to have these powers.
Collect taxes Borrow money Regulate commerce & trade with other countries Establish rules of naturalization & bankruptcy Coin money Punish counterfeit Establish post offices Establish patents & copyrights Establish courts under the Supreme Court
Punish illegal acts on the high seas Declare war To raise & support an army Maintain a navy Make rules governing armed forces & navy Call up state militia (National Guard) Arm & organize state militia when serving the federal government To have control of Washington, DC Necessary & proper clause (Elastic clause)
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