Unit 3 PVLs Exam Questions and Answers 100% pass

Unit 3 PVLs Exam Questions and Answers 100% pass Articles of Confederation - Answer- 1st Constitution of the U.S. (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade) Northwest Ordinance - Answer- a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed, first time we see in the U.S. a territory bans slavery. critical period - Answer- the period of time following the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783 to the inauguration of George Washington as President in 1789. Shay's Rebellion - Answer- Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in , protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out. Constitutional Convention - Answer- A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution Great Compromise - Answer- Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house Three-Fifths Compromise - Answer- Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th amendment) Commerce Compromise - Answer- an agreement during the Constitutional Convention protecting slave holders; denied Congress the power to tax the export of goods from any State, and, for 20 years, the power to act on the slave trade Republicanism - Answer- A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed. Federalism - Answer- A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments Checks and Balances - Answer- A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power Popular Sovereignty - Answer- A belief that ultimate power resides in the people. Limited Government - Answer- A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution. Amendment - Answer- A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law Ratification - Answer- Formal approval Federalists - Answer- Supporters of the U.S. Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption. Anit-Federalists - Answer- those opposed to the constitution because they feared the power of the national government in the new federal system Federalist Papers - Answer- Written by Hamilton, Jay, & Madison to support ratification of the U.S. Constitution Government - Answer- the ruling authority for a community Constitutional Republic - Answer- a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives, according to a plan of government Land act of 1800 - Answer- This law was passed to make it easier for people to buy land in the Northwest Territory. Ordinance of 1785 - Answer- law that set rules fo