U.S. History - Chapter 5 Review

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  • List three characteristics of early national government: 1. gave power to the states, 2. it had a unicameral legislature, 3. no executive branch
  • What is a bicameral legislature?
    A law-making body that has two houses known as the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  • Define a republic?
    People get to choose their own government.
  • List the six weakness in the Articles of Confederation:
    1. No bill of rights
    2. no executive branch
    3. weak federal govenment
    4. couldn't raise taxes
    5. gave too much power to the states
    6. 9 out of the 13 states was needed to pass a law
  • What was the Land Ordinance of 1787?
    A plan to dispense and distribute public land in the Northwest Territory.
  • How many men does a territory need to be considered for admission into the Union?
    10,000
  • What treaty ended the American Revolution?
    The Treaty of Paris
  • What event suggested that a stronger national government was needed?
    Shays' Rebellion
  • What is a unicameral legislature?
    A law-making body that has one house and the people choose the representatives.
  • What are the Articles of Confederation?
    The original document for governing the colonies.
  • What is a federal government?
    A national government
  • What are Federalists?
    People who supported the constitution getting ratified.
  • What is an Antifederalists?
    People who were against the ratification of the constitution
  • What is the rule of Law?
    no one is above the law
  • What is a bicameral legislature?
    a law making body with 2 houses
  • Why was the constitutional convention neccesary?
    to make a new constitution to govern the colonies.
  • What is the Virginia Plan?
    James Madison wanted a stronger government that divided the power between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
  • What is the New Jersey Plan?
    William Paterson wanted a unicameral legislature, giving each state one vote and keeping most of the Articles of Confederation.
  • List the 3 branches of government and their functions: Executive Branch - execute the law, Judicial Branch - makes sure the laws are constitutional, Legislative Branch - makes the
  • When was the constitution written?
    1787
  • What are the first 10 ammendments called?
    The Bill of Right
  • Who were the 6 people who were at the Constitutional Convention?
    James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, William Patterson, John Dickinson, George Mason
  • Name 3 things they had in common?
    Rich, white, helped their state to write the constitution 
  • How many states were needed to ratify the constitution?
    9