What do you remember from this year? Do your best using what you know and remember.
Congress
President
Courts
States made all of the important decisions
Congress had no power to regulate trade(commerce) or taxes
Congress had little power
Shay's Rebellion broke out in MA due to taxation/money conflicts
The government was set up to be a strong national government and the states had little power
John Adams
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Paine
1
2
3
4
How to maintain the balance of power of the small and large states and everyone still have a voice in Congress
How to send representatives to Congress and elect them
The Great Compromise caused more issues with the US and they had to meet again later
How to send electors to vote for President
Delegates met to discuss the problems of the American Revoultion
Delegates met to discuss the problems of the new govt.- Articles of Confederation
Delegates met to discuss kicking out the state of Rhode Island since they did not show up for the meeting
Delegates met to discuss electing Washington as the first President
Founding Fathers decided to have a secret meeting without key leaders in US
They were plotting an overthrow of the govt.
They were trying to break away from England again
National security concerns- did not want the people to know discussion before finished work on a new government structure
Elects the President of the US
Appoints Cabinet members
Appoints Judges to the Supreme Court
Elects representatives to Congress
Would have greater representation in Northern states if they were counted
The North realized that slaves did not have rights or freedoms in the US Const.- so why count them for population purposes???
The Southern states would have a great voice in Congress if they are counted
Both B and C
Declaration of Independence
The Warsaw Pact
The Articles of Confederation
14 Points
Repaying war debt, creation of national bank, establishing protective tariff, collecting tariffs
Borrowed money from other nations, establish national bank, forming political parties, taxing distilleries
Taxing state govts., creating state banks, placing tariffs on foreign goods, and asked Congress to pass an income tax
Placing taxes on exports and imports, selling off western lands, providing loans for famers, creating banks
Those who did not support the passage of the US Constitution- wrote essay to tell why it should not be passed
Those who supported the passage of the US Constitution gave a "break down" in common language how the Constitution would be a useful document to the US
The document was written before the Civil War to discuss the issues of slavery
The document discussed the reasons why we should break away from England before the American Revolution
Rule of law
Popular sovereignty
Limited government
Checks and balances
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