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The US Constitution FQ: How did the Constitution create a more effective government than the AOC? What Enlightenment ideas are contained in the Constitution?
The US Constitution FQ:How did the Constitution create a more effective government than the AOC? What Enlightenment ideas are contained in the Constitution?
The US Constitution FQ:How did the Constitution create a more
effective government than the AOC? What Enlightenment ideas are
contained in the Constitution?
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Why did many state leaders agree to a meeting? They wanted to
fix The Articles of Confederation.
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What were some of the controversies at the Constitutional
Convention? How states should be represented in Congress (by
population or by equality). The counting of slaves in determining a
states population. Slavery Population Equality
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The Virginia Plan Bi-cameral Congress based on population
Executive Branch Judicial Branch
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The New Jersey Plan Given in response to the Virginia Plan
Keeps a unicameral Congress based on equal representation.
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Compromises The delegates adopt the Connecticut Plan which
calls for a bi-cameral Congress in which one house is based on
equality and one house is based on population. Delegates added the
3/5 clause (which count 5 slaves as 3 people for determining
representation based on population).
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IssueVirginia PlanNew Jersey PlanConnecticut Compromise
Legislative BodyBicameral: proportional to populationUnicameral:
equal representation bicameral: one house proportional to
population, one house equal representation Legislative
elections/appointment One house elected by people, one house
appointed by state legislatures Appointed by state government. One
house elected by people, one house appointed by state legislatures
Legislative PowersChoose Judiciary and ExecutivesRaise revenue from
duties and imports All bills for raising and spending money would
originate in the House of Representatives FederalismStrong Central
GovernmentCentral government, supreme Divided power between
national and state governments, national power supreme
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What was one main result of this meeting? The creation of a new
government: under the supremacy of the US Constitution. This
established specifics for the federal gov.: three branches of
government separation of powers checks and balances system and
ultimately included a bill of rights. This new government balanced
the needs of both small and large states.
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Debate Over Ratification Once the convention ended, the
Constitution would not be a reality until 9 states ratified or
approved it. Supporters of the Constitution were called Federalists
because they agreed with the balance of power between the states
and the federal government. Opponents of the Constitution were
called Anti-Federalists because they did not want a strong central
government.
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Federalists Wrote their arguments in support of the
Constitution in a series of essay called The Federalists. Alexander
Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote these essays. They
argued the Constitution was not perfect but was better than the
Articles of Confederation.
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Anti-Federalists Wrote their arguments in The Letters from the
Federal Farmer. Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Richard Henry Lee
wrote these arguments. Their main opposition to the Constitution
was that it did not guarantee the government would protect the
rights of the people or the states. They demanded an addition to
the Constitution called The Bill of Rights.
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The Bill of Rights The federalists finally agreed to add The
Bill of Rights to the Constitution as long as all the states would
ratify the Constitution. The Bill of Rights included such things
as: Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
Right to bear arms Right against unreasonable search and seizures
Rights of accused persons Right to a swift and fair trail
