Soc. St. Chapter 8

-First-hand account of an event or historical figure
-"I was there..."
-Ex. = diaries/journals, newspapers, artifacts, autobiographies

-Second-hand account of an event
-"I heard that..."
-Ex. = textbook

-Plan to replace Continental Congress
-Each state got one vote
-One chamber of Congress

-Plan to replace Continental Congress
-Bicameral Congress
-Representation was based on population

-1st form of American government
-Each state was independent
-Congress was the only branch of government
-Each state got one vote
-No president or courts

-Branch of government that carries out (executes) laws
-Made up of president, VP, and cabinet
-Created by Article 2 of Constitution

-Branch of government that makes laws
-Made up of House of Representatives and Senate
-Created by Article 1 of the Constitution

-Branch of government that carries out laws
-Made up of Supreme Court
-Created by Article 3 of the Constitution

-Compromise between the NJ and VA Plans
-Bicameral Congress, made up of House of Representatives and Senate
-House was based on population
-Senate = each state gets two senators

-Government in which the central government and state government share power
-Federal law takes precedence over state law

-A legislature that consists of two houses

-Meeting of delegates in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation
-The result was the drafting of the U.S. Constitution

-Those who opposed the ratification of the Constitution
-Feared a strong central government

-Supporters of Constitution
-Favored a strong central government

-A group of individuals united together for a purpose