APUS Gov.t Ch. 2 Cards

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APUS Gov.t Ch. 2 Cards
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• Which plan called for representation in Congress
  to be based on population or by the amount of
  money given to the central government?

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• Virginia Plan

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• Which type of colonies were organized by people
  to whom the king had made a grant of land
  available and could be governed in whatever
  manner they saw fit?

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• Proprietary colonies

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• What was the statement that Parliament forced the
  king to sign, declaring that even a monarch must
  obey the law of the land?

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• Petition of Rights

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• What was the name of the plan that called for
  equal representation in Congress and benefited
  the smaller states?

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• New Jersey Plan

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• Who were the people opposed to the Constitution
  because it gave too much power to the central
  government?

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• Federalists

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• What was the first English charter of liberties?

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• Magna Carter

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• Who handled most governmental matters in the
  charter colonies?

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• The colonists themselves.

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• Which colony was founded as a place for personal
  and religious freedom?

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• Massachusetts

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• Which state has the oldest constitution still
  being used today?

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• Massachusetts

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• Which state was the first state to provide a free
  public education?

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• Massachusetts

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• Which state was the first to allow gay marriages?

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• Massachusetts

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• When did parliament first limit the power of the
  monarchy in England?

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• With the signing of the Petition of Rights.

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• What kind of legislature was provided by the
  Articles of Confederation?

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• Unicameral

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• What was a major objective of both the Annapolis
  and Philadelphia Conventions?

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• To provide for a federal plan for regulating
  interstate trade.

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• Who were the authors of The Federalist?

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• Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

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• What was the purpose of The Federalist?

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• They were written to convince the last state, New
  York, to ratify the Constitution.

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• What was The Federalist?

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• A collection of 85 essays supporting the
  Constitution.

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• What were the three types of government in the
  English colonies?

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• Royal Colonies - under direct control of the
  Crown
• Proprietary Colonies - governed by the owners
• Charter Colonies - enjoyed large degree of
  self-government.

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• Why did early attempts at colonial cooperation
  fail?

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• Colonists still considered themselves British
  subjects, and did not feel particular loyalty to
  the other colonies.

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• Why did some colonies support boycott of English
  goods?

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• To protest British taxes.

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• The _______ was a plan for the 13 colonies to
  form a congress which would have the power to
  raise armies, make war and peace, establish
  trade, and impose taxes.

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• Albany Plan

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• _________ _________ is the idea that a government
  can only exist if it has the consent of those it
  governs.

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• Popular sovereignty

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• What were the weaknesses of the Articles of
  Confederation?

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• Congress could not tax or regulate trade.
• Congress had no power to make states cooperate.
• Near-unanimous consent was required to pass laws.
• Unanimous consent was required to amend articles.

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• Describe the Framers of the Constitution.

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• Wealthy, well educated white men with public
  experience.

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• What momentous decision did the delegates make at
  the beginning of the Philadelphia Convention?

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• To throw out the Articles of Confederation and
  write a new Constitution.

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• What sources influenced the writing of the
  Constitution?

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• Writings of European thinkers (Locke, Hobbes,
  Rousseau).
• The Framers own experiences.
• Ideas from the Articles.
• Ideas from State Constitutions.

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• What was required for ratification of the new
  Constitution?

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• Nine out of 13 states was needed.