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 the Articlesno power to tax,
of
Confederatio President lacked
n power, 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- promises
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, WGU C963 OA
1. combined the two
ideas from the Virginia
Plan and the New
Jersey plan.
2. The 3/5 slavery
ruling
3. Slave owners could
reclaim their slaves in
states where they had
fled.
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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 2. the the weak national government and a strong states
a 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
#10 ratification of the 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
10. Federalist Paper limit their negative impacts.
# 51
• Written by James Madison
• 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
11. What was a • By creating a bicameral legislature, it protects the people from
ma- jor legislative tyranny
difference be-
tween the Arti- • Explains that each branch of government should be selected in
cles of Confed-
eration and the ditterent ways The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a
Constitution?
national judiciary.
12. Why did the
framers
design
They wanted a government based on the representation of the
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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 the Articlesno power to tax,
of
Confederatio President lacked
n power, 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- promises
1/
16
, WGU C963 OA
1. combined the two
ideas from the Virginia
Plan and the New
Jersey plan.
2. The 3/5 slavery
ruling
3. Slave owners could
reclaim their slaves in
states where they had
fled.
2/
16
, 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 2. the the weak national government and a strong states
a 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
#10 ratification of the 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
10. Federalist Paper limit their negative impacts.
# 51
• Written by James Madison
• 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
11. What was a • By creating a bicameral legislature, it protects the people from
ma- jor legislative tyranny
difference be-
tween the Arti- • Explains that each branch of government should be selected in
cles of Confed-
eration and the ditterent ways The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a
Constitution?
national judiciary.
12. Why did the
framers
design
They wanted a government based on the representation of the
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