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The Constitution

and Its Passage toLaw Main Idea: The Constitutional Congress worked to resolve keyconflicts on how to best define the relationship between stateand Federal governments. The problems debated revolvedaround limitations of power (national v. state gov., large v.small states, and northern v. southern states)

Terms and Names: 3/5 Compromise, Branches of Government,Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Checks and Balances,Bill of Rights

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The Great Compromiseand 3/5 Compromise

The Great Compromise : To settle thedispute between states with large and

small populations, Congress would bemade of 2 HousesLower House House of Representatives has delegates based ona states populationUpper House Senate has equalrepresentation (2 delegates) for all states

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3/5 CompromiseSouthern States with large slavepopulations wanted slaves to be

counted as population so theycould have more delegates in theH.o.R. . Northern states with lessslaves did not want slavescounted. Settled on 3/5 of slavepopulation to be counted as part of their population

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F ederalism and theRepublic

F ederalism A political system wherethe national govt and states share

power.F ederalist A person who supported theconstitution and a strong national govt.An ti-F ederalist A person who opposesa strong federal govt.R epublic A government in which thecitizens rule through elected officials.

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S eparation of PowersL egislative Bra n ch Congress, lawmakers

Ex ecutive Bra n ch President, carriesout lawsJ udicial Bra n ch Judges, interprets lawsand settles disputes

You must know all 3 branches and whatthey do!Pg. 69 What are checks and balances?Why was the electoral college formed?

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F ederalists and Anti-F ederalists Pg. 69

Why were the federalists in favor of the new constitution?

Why were the anti-federalistsopposed to the new constitution?Who were the 3 men that wroteThe F ederalist ? How did they feelabout a stronger national govt?

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The Bill of Rights Anti-Federalists demanded andsupported the Bill of Rights b/c they felt

that a strong national govt would takeaway civil liberties.The B.o.R. has 10 amendments thatwere written to protect your personallibertiesThe 1 st amendment gave the citizens of

America the freedom of speech, religion,press and association