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45 Cards in this Set
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Mt. Vernon Meeting
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(1785) discuss navigtating the potomac, VA+MA attend
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Anapolis Meeting
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9 months after Mt. Vernon, 12 men, 5 states, discusss trade
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Persuasions for Const. Convention
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Shay's Rebel, Congress Stalemate
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Year of Phily Convent.
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1787
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Author of Virginia Plan
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James Madison
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Presiding Officer of Convention
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Washington
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Presents Virginia Plan
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Edmund Randolph
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Terms of Virginia Plan
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3 branches (legislature, exec, judicial), each state has repub govt, proposals for admit states, amending const.
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New Jersey Plan
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single house legislature, states have equal vote, plural executive
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Connecticut Compromise's Author
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Roger Sherman
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CT Compromise's Terms
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each state has = # of senators, # of reps based on pop. / wealth
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Three-Fifths Clause Terms
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House representation based on free pop (not indians) + 3/5 of slaves
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Foundation for CT Compromise
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3/5 clause
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Slave Trade Clause
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Congess cannot ban slave trade until 1808 at Earliest
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Upper South View on Slave Trade Clause
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speaks against slavery
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Lowe South View on Slave Trade Clause
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insists region "cannot do without slaves"
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Fugitive Slave Clause
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requires states to return runaway slaves
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# of States required for Const. to take effect
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9 States
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First states to ratify
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small states (most needed the union)
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Most against ratification
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large states (closer to capable of surviving w/o union)
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Who in Mass. Opposed Const.
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those sympathetic to Shay's Rebel
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2 Men Absent from Convent.
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Adams, Jefferson
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Amendment that gives direct election of senators
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17th Amendment (1913)
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Attendence of Const. Convention
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12 States/55 delegates
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State that doesn't show up to Coven
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Rhode Island (because it fear being overshadowed
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Composition of Convent
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age 26-81, 19 slave owners, 1/2 lawyers
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Tariff Ruling
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const bans tarrifs on exports, import taxes require simple majority
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House Citizenship/Age Requirement
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7 years citizen, 25 years of age
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Senate Citizenship/Age Requirement
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9 years citizen, 30 years of age
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Differences Between House/Senate
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house: lower, elected by people, senate: older, more elite, originally choen by electors
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House Powers
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introduce revenue bills, elect president of electoral college fails, has power to impeach
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Senate Powers
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ratify treaties w/ 2/3 majority, try impeached officials w/ 2/3 majority, elect VP
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Ratio for passage of bill
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simple majority
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Powers of Congress
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lay collect taxes, pay debt, provide defense, borrow money, regulate commerce, regulate citizenship + bankruptcy, coin $, weights and measures, creat post office, copyright laws (reward ingenuity), create court system, declare war, support army (2 year max), power over capitol, elastic clause
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Congress Limitations
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habeus corpus, no direct tax, no export tax, can't just take $ from treasury, no titles of nobility, ex post facto
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State Limitations
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can't make treaties, print money, lay imposts/duties on exports, raise armies
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President Age/Citizenship Requirements
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35 years of age, must be lifetime citizen
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Presidential Powers
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commander in chief, make treaties, appoint ambassadors, supreme court judges,
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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district courts estab, 6 members per court, JJ=first chief justice, judges serve life terms, trials done by jury (except impeachment)
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States' Requirements
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most recognize all laws, can't join together,
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To Propose Const. Amendment
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2/3 congress, 2/3 state legislature
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To Enac Const. Amendment
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3/4 congress, 3/4 state legislature
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Restrictions on Amendments
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can't ban slave trade until 1808, can't change equality of senate
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Author of Bill of Rights
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James Madison
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Debt Policy
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all debts from before ratification still valid
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