Complete List of Terms and Definitions for Confederation to Constitution 2

Terms Definitions
Ratification Approve
Amendment XXI prohibition repealed
sections a 36th of a township
James Madison "Father" of the Constitution
Amendment XXVI lowering voting age- 18
Republicanism A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed.
Antifederalist Opposed the Constitution and supported power in the hands of state govenments along with a Bill of rights
Abigail Adams? Letters to husband; women's rights
Amendment XXII anti-third term amendment: president may only serve 2 terms
Antifederalists wanted the states to have political powers, legislative to have more power than the executive so that there wouldn't be a tyrant (king) to be formed, wanted a bill of rights to be added to the Constitution
Shays' Rebellion Farmers in Massachusetts, led by Daniel Shays, rebelled against the state government because many were in debt and were losing their farms----showed the national government was weak
Independence Hall, Philadelphia Location of the Constitutional Convention
Annapolis convention Originally planning to discuss the promotion of interstate commerce, delegates from five states met at Annapolis in September 1786 and ended up suggesting a convention to amend the Articles of Confederation
Connecticut Compromise Another name for the Great Compromise
Northwest Ordinance Law that organized the Northwest Territory
House of Representatives got representation according to state populations
Federalists papers a series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution
Daniel Shays Head of Shay's Rebellion; he and several other angry farmers violently protested against debtor's jail; eventually crushed; aided in the creation of constitution because land owners now wanted to preserve what was theirs from "mobocracy"
Shay's Rebellion armed uprising of common farmes .In 1787 ,commanded by Daniel Shay.
Founding Fathers The leaders that met at the Constitutional Convention
Central to republican ideology was the concept of... "civic virtue"
Cumberland Gap Daniel Boone found this natural path through the Appalachian Mountains, became Wilderness Road
New Jersey Plan stated that the government should have only one house, regulate trade, raise taxes on foreign goods, and each state would have one vote
Virginia Plan Plan that called for 3 branches of government, with a 2 house legislature that had representation in both houses determined by population---this plan favored large states
Constitutional (Philadelphia) Convention) The meeting of 55 delegates (Founding Fathers) in 1787 to amend the Articles of Confederation to strengthen the national trade laws and thus the national government.
Society of the Cincinnati A society established by former officers of the Revolutionary war as a sort of aristocracy in which traditionalism and social status was important. Thomas Jefferson and other civilians thought that this movement threatened the newly formed republic and feared it could turn into an aristocracy so they worked to disband it. This was showed that nothing would stand in the way of a democratic government. This was crucial as this is the point when most revolutions fail, but the determination from Jefferson ceased this early threat.
Amendments 9-10 The rights of individuals and of the states
Amendment XIV (5 things) civil rights for ex-slaves: all persons born in US are citizens; when a state denies citizens the vote, its representation shall be reduced; certain persons who have been in rebellion are ineligible for federal & state office; debts incurred in aid of rebellion are void; congress can enforce provisions of this article
Northwest Ordinance (1787) A major success of the Articles of Confederation. Set up the framework of a government for the Northwest territory. The Ordinance provided that the Territory would be divided into 3 to 5 states, outlawed slavery in the Territory, and set 60,000 as the minimum population for statehood
Articles of Confederation Americans first tried to set up a National Government; in which the goverment had very limited powers and it was to weak to keep an order.
A1: What was the eligibility for senate? age-30
citizen-9yrs
6yr term - elected by the state legislatures
Which court is at the top of the American legal system? The Supreme Court
CC: Who didn't sign the constitution? (3 people) Randolph, George Mason, and Elbridge Gerry.
the Federalist were who, and what did they believe? wanted a stronger central government and wanted to scrap the Articles entirely to start over
how can congress override a presidential veto? get 2/3 of the senate and house of representatives to vote on whatever the case might be.
What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do? provided that the acreage of the Old Northwest should be sold and that the proceeds should be used to help pay off national debt