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What is the definition of Articles of Confederation?
The first government established by the newly independent United States, characterized by a weak central authority and strong state powers.
What is the definition of Bicameral Legislature?
A legislative body composed of two chambers or houses.
What is the definition of Unicameral Legislature?
A legislative body composed of one chamber or house.
What is the definition of the Great Compromise?
An agreement during the Constitutional Convention that created a bicameral legislature with representation in the House based on population and equal representation in the Senate.
What is the definition of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
An agreement during the Constitutional Convention that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation purposes.
What is the definition of Electoral College?
A system established by the Constitution for electing the president, where each state is assigned electors based on its representation in Congress.
What is the definition of Federalism?
A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
Define 'ratification' in the context of the Constitution.
The formal approval and adoption of the Constitution by the states.
What is the definition of Federalists?
Supporters of the proposed Constitution who favored a strong national government.
What is the definition of Anti-Federalists?
Opponents of the proposed Constitution who feared a strong national government and advocated for states' rights.
What happened at the Annapolis Convention (1786)?
A meeting to discuss the problems with the Articles of Confederation, which led to the call for a Constitutional Convention.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention (1787)?
Delegates from 12 states met in Philadelphia to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and ultimately created the United States Constitution.
What was the significance of the Virginia Plan?
Proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population, favoring larger states and a strong national government.
What was the significance of the New Jersey Plan?
Proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, favoring smaller states and a limited national government.
What was the impact of ending the slave trade in 1807?
Congress banned the importation of enslaved people, but slavery itself continued within the United States.
What was the significance of the Great Compromise?
It resolved the dispute between large and small states by creating a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in the House and equal representation in the Senate.
What was the impact of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
It allowed Southern states to count enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation, increasing their political power but also perpetuating slavery.
What was the significance of the Federalist Papers?
A series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to persuade the citizens of New York to adopt the new Constitution.
What was the impact of the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms to individuals, addressing Anti-Federalist concerns.
What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785?
To establish a standardized system for surveying and selling western lands, promoting westward expansion and generating revenue for the national government.
Who was James Madison?
Known as the 'Father of the Constitution,' he played a key role in drafting the Virginia Plan and advocating for a strong national government.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
A leading Federalist who advocated for a strong central government and co-authored The Federalist Papers.
Who was George Washington?
Presided over the Constitutional Convention, lending his prestige and authority to the process of creating a new government.
Who was William Paterson?
Proposed the New Jersey Plan, advocating for equal representation for all states in the legislature.
Who was Roger Sherman?
Proposed the Great Compromise, which combined elements of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans.
Who was Edmund Randolph?
Presented the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention, advocating for a strong national government.
Who was John Jay?
Co-authored The Federalist Papers, advocating for the ratification of the Constitution.
Who was Patrick Henry?
A prominent Anti-Federalist who opposed the Constitution, fearing it would lead to tyranny.
Who was Samuel Adams?
An Anti-Federalist leader who initially opposed the Constitution but later supported it after the addition of the Bill of Rights.
Who was James Wilson?
A delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Pennsylvania, he was a strong advocate for popular sovereignty and a republican form of government.