Chapter 5 Study Guide

Why did most state constitutions include a bill of rights?
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Name the features of the New Jersey Plan.
Name the features of the Virginia Plan.
Who were the federalist and what were their arguments in support of the proposed Constitution?
In the opinion of the Anti-Federalist, what important measures were missing from the proposed Constitution?
What was the three-fifths compromise?
Why did the states form a confederation?
What was the purpose of James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in writing The Federalist?
What problems after the war caused Shays’ Rebellion?
What happened after Shays’ Rebellion?
How did the compromise over trade regulation satisfy both Northern and Southern interest?
What was the Great Compromise?
What is federalism?
How did the US Constitution solve the problems of the Articles of Confederation?
What were they only positive things to come from the Articles of Confederation? Why are they considered a positive?
Which part of the Constitution gives Congress a flexible way of interpreting its power?
What is popular sovereignty?
What is the purpose of the Preamble?
List the 6 purposes of government as stated in the Preamble.
What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances?
Who influenced the framers to add a system of checks and balances in the Constitution?
List the 3 branches of government that the Constitution establishes
5 basic principles of government and how they are applied.
How many amendments are in the Constitution?
How is an amendment proposed?
How is an amendment ratified?
The Constitution divided the powers of government into 3 types. Be able to say what they are, who has them, and examples of power.
Explain the supremacy clause.
Difference between informal and formal amendments and provide examples.
Know the seven Articles and what each one establishes in the Constitution
Explain Rule of Law
Which powers are reserved for the states? Provide examples of these powers.
Which powers are reserved for the national government? Provide examples of these powers.
Which powers are shared between the state and federal government? Provide examples of these powers.