a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
what is a republic?
these two ancient cities were political precedents for american government
what were greece and rome?
what are state constitutions?
the documents that allowed for freedom of speech, religion and the press
this state permitted only white male property owners the right to vote
what is maryland?
this concept focused women's newfound political awareness and activism into the home
what is republican motherhood?
this set of laws established two levels of government with shared fundamental powers
what are the articles of confederation?
the articles of confederation provided this congressional power for each state regardless of its population
what is one vote?
although the articles of confederation provided the national government to declare war, make peace, and borrow money, it did not create this government branch to carry out the laws
what is the executive branch?
this word is another name for confederation
what is an alliance?
these two agreements are widely considered the confederation's greatest achievements
what are the land ordinance of 1785 and the northwest ordinance of 1787?
this problem with the Articles made it difficult for congress to raise an army
what is no ability to tax?
this number of states was needed to pass an amendment
what are all of the states?
the articles failed to provide for this system to adjudicate laws
what is a court system?
without the power to tax, this enormous debt went unpaid
what is the revolutionary war debt?
problems with these matters made congress ineffective in preventing spain from blocking trade routes
what are foreign relations?
states ceded these to the federal government before the enactment of the land ordinances
what are western lands?
this feature of the northwest ordinance of 1787 provided opportunities to expand the united states
the ability for settlers to create a state?
the land ordinance of 1785 encouraged this by setting aside land for school buildings
what is public education?
congress later dropped the practice of selling land to churches to preserve this future constitutional concern
what is separation of church and state?
if congress only sold the land in huge parcels, who would have been the only potential buyers?
what are the rich?
his two rules were guiding principles for leaders who were starting the new nation: "first, on all occasions where I am called upon, as a trustee for my countrymen, to deliberate on questions important to their happiness, disdaining all personal advantage
who is john dickenson in the continental congress from delaware?
why did delegates from the small states vigorously object to the virginia plan, and how did the "great compromise" succeed in settling this dispute in the constitutional convention?
delegates from the small states vigorously objected to the virginia plan because it gave more power to the state with larger populations. the great compromise succeeded in settling this dispute by offering a two-house congress to satisfy both big and smal
name the three key conflicts in the constitutional convention
- strong central government vs. strong states
- large states vs. small states
- north vs. south.
strong central government vs. strong states was about either authority derived from people or the government. large states vs. small states was about how cong