Why did the writers of the Articles of Confederation purposely create a weak central government?

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What was the name of the first U.S. Constitution?	The Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation how many votes did each state have?	one
Why did the writers of the Articles of Confederation purposely create a weak central government?	Fear of a strong central government abusing its power like Britain did
What were the five weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation	1) No power to tax 2) No Power to print money 3) Could not regulate interstate commerce 4) Each state had one regardless of size/population 5) Only one branch of government - legislative
List 3 successess of Articles of Confederation	1) Won Revolutionary War 2) Negotiated Treaty of Paris 3) Northwest Ordinance--way to bring new states into the Union.
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Constitution? What did it really do?	To revise (make better) the Articles of Confederation. Actually threw out Articles and started on a new Constitution.
Who was the President (Chairman) of the Constitutional Convention?	George Washington
Who was known as the Father of the Constitution and why is he called that?	James Madison – he knew a lot about government, took great notes, contributed the Virginia Plan
Which plan favored creating a strong central government with three branches?	Virginia Plan
How did small states want congressional representation to be determined?	Equal Representation
How did large states want congressional representation to be determined?	Population
How did The Great Compromise settle the disagreement over representation in the legislature?	The legislative branch would be formed into two branches – The House of Representatives where representation would be based on a state’s population and the Senate where each state would have equal representation with each state having two senators.
In regards to representation in Congress why were slaves an issue?	The south wanted to count slaves for representation in Congress, the north did not want them to
How was the slave issue resolved in regards to representation in Congress?	The Three-Fifths Compromise where 3 of every 5 slaves would be counted for representation
Why did the writers of the Constitution split the government into three branches and what are the names of the three branches?	Another attempt to limit the power of the government – Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
What are checks and balances?	Each of the three branches have a certain amount of power over the other two. Example – The President can veto a bill, Congress can override the veto, Judicial Branch can determine a law is unconstitutional
The U.S. Constitution created a Federal government. What is Federalism?	Where the national and state governments share power
Are the powers of the federal (national) government limited to what it is given in the U.S. Constitution or is the power of the federal government unlimited over the states?	It is limited to what it is given in the U.S. Constitution
What did Federalists support? (a strong or weak central government)?	A strong central government
Did Federalists support or oppose ratifying the Constitution?	support
Today the Federalist tradition is carried on by people who believe in what ideas?	those who see a primary role for the federal government in solving national
Which political parties today would have agreed with the Federalists about the role of government?	Democrats
Who were some of the Virginia Federalists?	George Washington, James Madison
What did Anti-Federalists support? (a strong or weak central government)?	Weak central government
25. Did Anti-Federalists support or oppose ratifying the Constitution?	oppose
26. Today the Anti-Federalist tradition is carried on by people who believe in what ideas?	conservative thinkers who are concerned the government will violate rights and these thinkers champion liberty, individual initiative, and free markets.
Which political parties today would have agreed with the Anti-Federalists about the role of government?	Republicans
28. Who were some of the Virginia Anti-Federalists?	Patrick Henry and George Mason
29. What were the Federalist Papers?	They were 85 essays published in New York newspapers supporting the Constitution. These essays helped convince New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution
30. Who were the three men who wrote the Federalist Papers?	The newspaper identified the author as Publius but were actually written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
31. What convinced the Anti-Federalists to agree to ratify the Constitution?	The promise by Federalists to add a Bill of Rights
32. Who drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights?	George Mason
33. What did the Virginia Declaration of Rights guarantee to all Virginians?	that basic human rights could not be violated by governments
34. Who drafted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?	Thomas Jefferson
35. What did the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom change in Virginia?	Outlawed the established church (that is, the practice of government support for one favored church)
36. The Virginia Declaration of Rights and Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom influenced James Madison in his writing of which amendments to the Constitution?	Bill of Rights
37. Which amendments are known as the Bill of Rights?	1-10
What is a tax?	A direct or indirect payment made by a citizen to his or her government
What is commerce?	Deals with the exchange of goods and services from producer to consumer –
What does ratification mean?	The act of giving official approval to a formal document such as a treaty or constitution

Why do the authors of the Articles of Confederation create a weak central government?

Because of widespread fear of a strong central government at the time they were written and strong loyalties among Americans to their own state as opposed to any national government during the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation purposely kept the national government as weak as possible and the states as ...

Why were the Articles of Confederation a weak form of government?

With the passage of time, weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation became apparent; Congress commanded little respect and no support from state governments anxious to maintain their power. Congress could not raise funds, regulate trade, or conduct foreign policy without the voluntary agreement of the states.

Great Compromise Shays rebellion result

Why did the writers of the Articles of Confederation purposely create a weak central government?

Why do the authors of the Articles of Confederation create a weak central government?

Why were the Articles of Confederation a weak form of government?

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