Chapter 9 Notes
The United State’s first National Constitution was called Articles of Confederation
In 1781 several states delayed ratification of the Articles and argued over land
In 1776 most Americans felt loyal to their states
A two house legislature is called a bicameral
The legislative branch of government makes laws
Confederation Congress is the new name of Continental Congress
The last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation was Maryland
George Washington was a critic of the Articles
The main author of the Articles was John Dickinson
Virginia was a state with western land claims
A government in which representatives are elected to govern on behalf of the people is called a republic
Some revenue from the sale of land by Congress was set aside to pay for schools
During the Confederation period, Congress could not protect western settlers with troops
During the Confederation period, the West lay just beyond the Appalachian mountains
The Northwest Ordinance made provisions for governing new territory in 1787
Farmers were in support of Shays rebellion
The economic depression was a period of low business activity and high unemployment
The Land Ordinance of 1785 stated how western land would be divide
Whiskey was used for money in North Carolina
The Constitution said that Congress could not outlaw the slave trade for 20 years
The three fifths Compromise concerned counting enslaved persons
The Virginia delegate who refused to attend the Constitutional Convention was Patrick Henry
The state that did not want a stronger central government was Rhode Island
James Madison drafted a new framework of government
Veto is to reject
Benjamin Franklin is the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention
Edmund Randolph presented the Virginia Plan of Government
The Founding Fathers were those who attended the Constitutional Convention
A Veto is the President’s way to check on Congress
The English document that limited the power of the ruler was the Magna Carta
A Federalist is a supporter of the Constitution
An Anti-Federalist is an opponent of the Constitution
Impeachment is Congress taking the President to Court
John Locke believed that people had the natural right to life, liberty and property
Baron de Montesquieu thought that the power of government should be limited by separation of powers
The power to declare war belongs to the Congress
Both the federal government and state governments have the powers to tax
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights