Challenges of a New Nation Review

​Challenges of a New Nation

By Kaitlin Hodge

After the war

• They wanted a Representative Democracy.

  • People choose representatives to vote for them in the government

• The US is a Federal system

  • Two levels share the power. Federal and state

• They wanted the government to get its power from the people

The Articles of Confederation

• The first written setup of the government

• The states had too much power

• It lead to Shay's Rebellion

  • The farmers rebelled against the government and caused the courts to shut down

• The states were not unified (different money and views)

The Constitution

• The second written setup of the government

• Changes to the constitution are called amendments

• It established a stronger federal government

The Constitution

• Makes sure that each branch has its own duties and responsibilities

  • Separation of power

• It established checks and balances

  • A way that each branch of government can control the other 2 branches

• The southern states did not want to sign the constitution unless they could count their slaves in the population.

  • Led to every 5 slaves counting as 3 free people

3/5ths Compromise

• The big states and little states could not decide if they should all have the same number of representatives or if it should be based on population

  • The Great Compromise gave both. Population in the House of Reps. and equal amounts in the Senate

Great Compromise

Compromises

3 Branches of Government

• Executive

  • Executes the law

  • President

• Legislative

  • Makes/writes the law

  • Congress

• Judicial

  • Decides the law

  • Supreme Court

The Bill of Rights

• The FIRST 10 amendments are called the Bill of Rights

• The south would not sign in the constitution if their rights were not included