WGU C963 OA
1. Powers under the 1. Could exchange Ambassadors
Articles of Con- 2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
federation 3. Declare War
4. Borrow Money
5. Settle disputes among States
2. Weaknesses of no power to tax,
the Articles of President lacked power,
Confederation no money to buy ships
no money pay soldiers
no national judiciary
3. New Jersey Plan William Paterson
Three Branches of Government
The states had the power
Every state had one vote
one chamber legislature, unicameral
Supremacy clause "Law of the Land"
4. Virginia Plan James Madison
Three Branches of government
Two-chamber in a legislative
Bicameral legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the legislature
Votes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
5. The Great Com- 1. combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan.
promises 2. The 3/5 slavery ruling
3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
, WGU C963 OA
4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of
28
6. Articles of Con- 1. representation based on the population
federation with a 2. the the weak national government and a strong states
Congress
7. Federalists supporters of the Constitution
8. Anti-Federalists people who opposed the Constitution
9. Federalist Paper Written by James Madison to convince people to support the ratification of the
#10 constitution. Argued that factions were inevitable but were best controlled by
a large republic that employed a Federalist structure. Argued that competition
among factions would limit their negative impacts.
10. Federalist Paper •Written by James Madison
# 51 •Defines the relationship among the three branches of government as indepen-
dent.
•To stay independent, no branch should have total power to choose members of
the other branches
•By creating a bicameral legislature, it protects the people from legislative tyranny
•Explains that each branch of government should be selected in different ways
11. What was a ma- The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
jor difference be-
tween the Arti-
cles of Confed-
eration and the
Constitution?
12. Why did the They wanted a government based on the representation of the population.
framers design
1. Powers under the 1. Could exchange Ambassadors
Articles of Con- 2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
federation 3. Declare War
4. Borrow Money
5. Settle disputes among States
2. Weaknesses of no power to tax,
the Articles of President lacked power,
Confederation no money to buy ships
no money pay soldiers
no national judiciary
3. New Jersey Plan William Paterson
Three Branches of Government
The states had the power
Every state had one vote
one chamber legislature, unicameral
Supremacy clause "Law of the Land"
4. Virginia Plan James Madison
Three Branches of government
Two-chamber in a legislative
Bicameral legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the legislature
Votes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
5. The Great Com- 1. combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan.
promises 2. The 3/5 slavery ruling
3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
, WGU C963 OA
4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of
28
6. Articles of Con- 1. representation based on the population
federation with a 2. the the weak national government and a strong states
Congress
7. Federalists supporters of the Constitution
8. Anti-Federalists people who opposed the Constitution
9. Federalist Paper Written by James Madison to convince people to support the ratification of the
#10 constitution. Argued that factions were inevitable but were best controlled by
a large republic that employed a Federalist structure. Argued that competition
among factions would limit their negative impacts.
10. Federalist Paper •Written by James Madison
# 51 •Defines the relationship among the three branches of government as indepen-
dent.
•To stay independent, no branch should have total power to choose members of
the other branches
•By creating a bicameral legislature, it protects the people from legislative tyranny
•Explains that each branch of government should be selected in different ways
11. What was a ma- The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
jor difference be-
tween the Arti-
cles of Confed-
eration and the
Constitution?
12. Why did the They wanted a government based on the representation of the population.
framers design
