Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?, he Articles failed because the National Government was too weak: it had no power to TAX, no President to lead, no courts to settle disputes, no national currency, and it could not regulate trade between states., What event proved the Articles of Confederation were not working?, Shay's Rebellion... Daniel Shay's led uprising of 1,000 Massachusetts farmers tries to seize weapons., What was Great Compromise?, Big states and small states were fighting over votes. So they split Congress into two parts to make both sides happy. The Senate gives every state the same number (2 each) — that makes small states happy. The House gives bigger states more — that makes big states happy., What was the 3/5 Compromise?, The South wanted enslaved people counted in their population for more representatives; the North said no. They agreed to count every 5 enslaved people as 3 in the population. It only affected population, not voting. Enslaved people still could not vote and had no rights. It was unfair and helped lead to the Civil War., What was the Slave Trade Compromise?, the North wanted the slave trade to end immediately, the South wanted it to continue. They met in the middle on time: not now, but in 20 years (1808)., What are the 3 Branches?, Legislative (Congress), Executive (President), Judicial (Supreme Court)., What are the 5 Principles of Constitution?, Popular Sovereignty (the people rule); Limited Government (leaders must obey the law too); Federalism (power shared between the nation and the states) Separation of Powers (government split into 3 branches); Checks and Balances (each branch limits the other two), What was the first written plan of government?, The Articles of Confederation., Why was the Articles of Confederation created?, To limit the power of the government., How many votes did each state have in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?, 1 vote., Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did NOT have the power to..., Collect taxes., What was the Northwest Ordinance?, The general plan for setting up territories acquired by the U.S. for the creation of new states., What were the problems with the Articles of Confederation?, The new government could not settle disputes between states, foreign countries did not respect the nation, and it could not raise enough money., What proved the first written plan of government was not working?, Shays' Rebellion., In what year did the Constitutional Convention occur?, 1787., In what city did the Constitutional Convention meet?, Philadelphia., Who did not send representatives to the Constitutional Convention?, Rhode Island., Who was the chairman of the Constitutional Convention?, George Washington., Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?, James Madison, who kept a record of events and debates., What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?, To request a revision of the Articles of Confederation., Why did delegates keep their talks secret?, To be able to explore every issue without pressure., What was one major issue the Convention addressed?, How to balance the powers of the national and state governments., What was the main issue of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?, The representation of states in the legislative branch. (How many votes each state gets in Congress — should big states get more, or should all states be equal?), Why did small states oppose the Virginia Plan?, They were worried that large states would always outvote them., What did the Great Compromise settle?, Representation in Congress. (It settled the fight over how many votes each state gets — they split Congress into two parts so both big and small states were happy.), What did the Three-Fifths Compromise settle?, How slaves were to be counted to determine a state's population., In the Three-Fifths Compromise, what was agreed?, Three-fifths of the slave population was to be counted., The Commerce (Slave Trade) Compromise allowed Congress to do what?, Prohibit the slave trade after 1808., Who was John Locke?, An Enlightenment author who said government is based on an agreement between the ruler and the ruled., What was the purpose of the Preamble?, To state the six goals for the Constitution., What does "We the People" mean?, The Constitution gets its authority from the citizens., Which statement about the Constitution is true?, It included ideas that were borrowed from European sources., How many branches did the Constitution establish?, Three., What is the Senate?, A body of government that has two representatives from each of the fifty states., What is popular sovereignty?, Government acts with people's permission through elected officials., What is federalism?, The sharing of power between states and the national government., What is separation of powers?, Each branch of government has specific responsibilities (the government's power is split into three branches)., What are checks and balances?, Each branch of government can control or limit the other two branches..

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