Unit Test 2 - Spring 24

Organize these details to the correct Compromise from the Constitutional Convention

Groups:

(a) Great Compromise

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(b) 3/5 Compromise

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(c) Commerce & Save Trade Compromise

• Federal gov't would only tax imports

• House of Representatives: based on population of states

• Senate: Equal amongst states

• Two house legislature (bicameral)

• For every 5 enslaved persons, 3 would be counted for determining taxation.

• Federal gov't to regulate trade

• For every 5 enslaved persons, 3 were counted towards state population.

• No ban on slavery for at least 20 yrs

Match the Influential Documents

• Magna Carta

• 1776, Pamphlet, Representative Self-Government, Thomas Paine, Convince

  colonists to separate from England

• Mayflower Compact

• 1215, English Nobility, Limited

  Monarchy/Gov't, Due Process of Law,

  Rule of Law, Right to Justice, Right to fair trial by

  Jury

• English Bill of Rights

• 1689, English Parliament, Due Process,

  No taxation without Representation, Habeas Corpus,

• Common Sense

• 1620, Pilgrims, Self Government,

  Provide Order & Protect the Colonists,

  Consent of the Governed

Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome

Groups:

(a) Ancient Greece

,

(b) Ancient Rome

• citizens were eligible to: serve on juries, vote, and run for public office

• first true democratic government

• direct democracy - citizens voted directly

  on all of the decisions of government

• citizens elected officials to make decisions

• separation of powers

• representative democracy known as a

  Republic

• system of codified laws

• three branches of government

Match the founding principles from Influential documents:

• Limited Government

• The law should be applied to everyone.

  Today: all citizens, including the

  president, are held accountable to the

  law

• Rule of Law

• The government cannot establish an

  official religion or prohibit the practice

  of religion.

• Due Process of Law

• A government that only has the powers

  given to it by its Constitution

• Religious Liberty

• First seen in the Magna Carta in 1215.

  Fair treatment and procedures when

  someone is accused of a crime.

Originally the Founding Fathers didn't want to break with England. They mainly wanted political

Great Britain justified raising taxes on colonists because of ​

• debt from defending the colonies in the 7 Yrs War
• colonists harming British soldiers
• merchants being denied entry into colony ports

match the Enlightenment Principles to their definition

• Natural Rights

• human beings are born with fundamental rights

• Social Contract

• governments had a responsibility to hold up their end of the social contract

• Consent of the Governed

• Citizens give up some freedom they would have in a state of nature. Citizens agree to obey a set of rules, and the government agrees to protect citizens’ rights.

According to the Declaration of Independence, which situation justifies open rebellion against a government?

• high unemployment & inflation

• a ruler denying citizens their rights

• a long distance between a gov't & its people

USA has what kind of Government?

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

Can you identify Federalist or Anti-Federalist?

Groups:

(a) Anti-Federalists

,

(b) Federalists

• Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay

• Favored the creation of the federal bank

• Favored the creation of three branches of government

• Supporters: Property owners, wealthy merchants in northern states

• more commonly found in urban areas

• Thought a president was necessary for the federal government to help protect the country

• more commonly found in rural areas

• Worried that the Constitution made federal laws “the supreme law of the land”

• Wanted the Bill of Rights before they would agree to ratify the Constitution

• Worried the federal government would use their powers to take freedoms away from citizens

• Wanted to get rid of the Articles of Confederation & create the Constitution

• Supporters: Small farmers, shopkeepers, workers

• Supported adding the elastic clause to the Constitution

• Wanted a strong federal government

• Group supported the states having power in the government

• Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, Patrick Henry, John Hancock