American Government Week 4 Part I Articles of Confederation

3. Confederation = ?

5. Confederation = system in which regional governments such as states retain sovereignty while delegating limited power to the national government

6. Free citizens did not include whom?

8. Confederation = system in which regional governments such as states retain sovereignty while delegating limited power to the national government

9. Free citizens did not include whom?

10. - paupers, vagabonds, and criminals (Art. IV)

11. How many votes did each state get?

13. Confederation = system in which regional governments such as states retain sovereignty while delegating limited power to the national government

14. Free citizens did not include whom?

15. - paupers, vagabonds, and criminals (Art. IV)

16. How many votes did each state get? One (Art. V)

17. How were delegates selected?

19. Confederation = system in which regional governments such as states retain sovereignty while delegating limited power to the national government

20. Free citizens did not include whom?

21. - paupers, vagabonds, and criminals (Art. IV)

22. How were delegates selected?

23. - Appointed by the state legislatures in whatever manner the individual states determined

25. Ratification = ?

27. Ratification = formal approval process of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

28. Finally ratified when?

30. Ratification = formal approval process of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

31. Finally ratified when? 1781 when Maryland finally approved it b/c it had to have unanimous approval.

32. Characteristics of national congress:

33. - unicameral = ?

35. Ratification = formal approval process of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

36. Finally ratified when? 1781 when Maryland finally approved it b/c it had to have unanimous approval.

37. Characteristics of national govt under the Articles:

38. - unicameral = only one house in the legislature

39. - no judicial or executive branch

40. - members elected for one year terms; each state had one vote no matter how large or small the state

41. What were some problems with the Articles?

43. - Congress had no power to levy taxes & could only ask the states for money and was therefore constantly strapped for cash

44. - Congress authorized to raise an army or navy, but only if the states would cooperate

45. - Its ineffectiveness discouraged delegates from participating so it was hard to get anything done

46. - Unanimous assent of states needed to amend the articles

47. - Congress had no power to regulate commerce or resolve disputes between the states

50. - To address disputes in the states over commerce and to devise a federal plan to regulate commerce

51. - What significant decision was made at this convention?

53. - To address disputes in the states over commerce and to devise a federal plan to regulate commerce

54. - What significant decision was made at this convention?

55. - The 12 delegates present from only 5 states accepted Alexander Hamilton's proposal to have the delegates meet at Philadelphia in May 1787 to make changes in the federal government so that it could better govern the union

56. What event in western Massachusetts created a crisis for the Confederation?

59. - interstate commerce disputes which the national govt had no power to resolve

60. - issuing of inflationary paper money

61. - wartime disruptions

62. Who led the rebellion?

64. - interstate commerce disputes which the national govt had no power to resolve

65. - issuing of inflationary paper money

66. - wartime disruptions

67. Who led the rebellion? Daniel Shays

68. Who participated?

70. - interstate commerce disputes which the national govt had no power to resolve

71. - issuing of inflationary paper money

72. - wartime disruptions

73. Who led the rebellion? Daniel Shays

74. Who participated? MA farmers in debt

75. What did they do?

77. - interstate commerce disputes which the national govt had no power to resolve

78. - issuing of inflationary paper money

79. - wartime disruptions

80. Who led the rebellion? Daniel Shays

81. Who participated? MA farmers in debt

82. What did they do?

83. - they shut down county courthouses to prevent foreclosures on their farms; MA govt shut them down

85. Led to support of the effort to reform the Articles of Confederation