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17 Cards in this Set
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Who wrote "Common Sense"?
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Thomas Paine
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What arguments did Thomas Paine make in "common sense"?
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1) the colonies had a right to rebel
2) monarchy is against common sense and rational judgement 3) it was ridiculous for an island to rule a continent 4) America was not a "British" nation 5) Even if Britain was the "mother country" of America, that made her actions all the more horrendous 6) Being a part of Britain would drag America into taking part in unnecessary European ears 7) Being a part of Britain would also withhold America from excelling in international commerce 8) The distance between the two nations made governing the the colonies from England unwieldy 9) The Puritans believed that God wanted to give them a safe haven from the persecution of British rule 10) Britain ruled the colonies for its own benefit (they did not consider the best interest of the colonists in governing them |
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Why was the Constitution created?
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After the US wins their independence, they need to create a new form of government
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What were the two sides who wanted power?
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Anti-federalists and federalists
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Who were the federalists?
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1) a group led by James Madison
2) favoured a strong central or Federal government 3) thought the restrictions on the government were enough so as not to warrant a Bill of Rights 4) stated that "a man is helpless without his head" 5) had rebellions |
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Who were the anti-federalists?
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1) favoured strong State’s rights and power over what they saw would be a controlling even tyrannical tyranny
2) They desired a Bill of Rights arguing that Britain had no such Bill and look how they acted 3) stated that "We did not fight London to have it replaced with Washington" |
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An Assembly of Demi-Gods was known as ________
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The Constitutional Convention
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Who was George Washington?
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former leader of the Revolutionary Army was elected president of the Convention
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What was the Virginia Plan?
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1) Three branches of government (legislative, executive and judiciary -enlightened idea)
2) stated that the people could vote for the lower House (Congress), but not for the senate 3) Votes were to be determined by population |
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According to the Virginia Plan, why was "votes were to be determined by population" problematic for the smaller states?
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argued that they would than be controlled by the larger States
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According to the Virginia Plan, what was the role of each branch of government?
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Legislative was in charge of law making; executive was in charge of law enforcing and judiciary was in charge of court interpretation
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The Virginia Plan is most closely associated with [this person's] ideals
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Montesquieu
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What was the "Great Compromise"?
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The Upper House/Senate would have a senator from each state, while the Lower House/House of Representatives would have representation by population. The former satisfied the small states and the latter the larger states. Additionally, both were to be elected by the people
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What was one of the big issues facing the constitution?
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Slavery caused major issues; the institution of slavery and the laws that surrounded never was discussed much and not resolved. A group of Quakers sought to have it abolished, but the conflict that would have ensued would have destroyed the country
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What did the Constitution do to solve the "slave issue"?
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slaves would be counted as three white men, for voting procedures
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What happened when the Constitution had to be ratified by the States legislatures?
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1) tough and heated debates were ensued
2) Thomas Jefferson insists that the Bill of Rights should be added to the Constitution 3) June 26th 1788, it is ratified. George Washington Becomes President and 10 amendments are added to the Constitution forming the Bill of Rights |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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