, Powers under the Articles of Confederation - Answer 1. Could exchange
Ambassadors
2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
3. Declare War
4. Borrow Money
5. Settle disputes among States
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - Answer no power to tax,
President lacked power,
no money to buy ships
no money pay soldiers
no national judiciary
New Jersey Plan - Answer William Paterson
Three Branches of Government
The states had the power
Every state had one vote
one chamber legislature, unicameral
Supremacy clause "Law of the Land"
Virginia Plan - Answer James Madison
Three Branches of government
Two-chamber in a legislative
Bicameral legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the legislature
Votes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
The Great Compromises - Answer 1. combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan
and the New Jersey plan.
2. The 3/5 slavery ruling
3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of 28
Articles of Confederation with a Congress - Answer 1. representation based on the
population
2. the the weak national government and a strong states
Federalists - Answer supporters of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists - Answer people who opposed the Constitution
Federalist Paper #10 - Answer Written by James Madison to convince people to
support the ratification of the constitution. Argued that factions were inevitable but
were best controlled by a large republic that employed a Federalist structure. Argued
that competition among factions would limit their negative impacts.
Ambassadors
2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
3. Declare War
4. Borrow Money
5. Settle disputes among States
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - Answer no power to tax,
President lacked power,
no money to buy ships
no money pay soldiers
no national judiciary
New Jersey Plan - Answer William Paterson
Three Branches of Government
The states had the power
Every state had one vote
one chamber legislature, unicameral
Supremacy clause "Law of the Land"
Virginia Plan - Answer James Madison
Three Branches of government
Two-chamber in a legislative
Bicameral legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the legislature
Votes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
The Great Compromises - Answer 1. combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan
and the New Jersey plan.
2. The 3/5 slavery ruling
3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of 28
Articles of Confederation with a Congress - Answer 1. representation based on the
population
2. the the weak national government and a strong states
Federalists - Answer supporters of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists - Answer people who opposed the Constitution
Federalist Paper #10 - Answer Written by James Madison to convince people to
support the ratification of the constitution. Argued that factions were inevitable but
were best controlled by a large republic that employed a Federalist structure. Argued
that competition among factions would limit their negative impacts.
