Articles of Confederation - The
Federalist Papers Test Review
Timeline
• Know: What were/are the Articles of
Confederation?
Know: 3 components of the Articles of
Confederation that still exists in our
government today
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Articles of Confederation-Powers of
Congress
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Make war/peace, send/receive ambassadors, make
treaties, borrow money, build navy, raise Army by
asking States, uniform standards of weights and
measures, settle disputes among States
Articles of Confederation-State Obligations
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Obey Articles and acts of Congress, funds and
troops provided, treat citizens of other States fair, full
faith and credit, surrender fugitives, submit disputes
to Congress, open travel and trade
Know 3 weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation and Shay’s Rebellion
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Articles of ConfederationWeaknesses (49)
Shay’s Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
• Know: the purpose of the Philadelphia
Convention and the final outcome
• Know: Who were the writers of the Constitution?
What are 2 things you know about the Framers?
Creating the Constitution
• Know: James Madison’s Notes “Father of
the Constitution”
Know 3 components of The Virginia Plan that still
exist in our government today and who supported
the plan(large state support)
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Plan for strong national government
James Madison/Edmund Randolph
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Three (3) Branches (66)
Bicameral Congress
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Representation based on State population or money
Lower House (H of R) chosen by popular election
Upper House chosen by H of R
Congress powers same as A of C + others
Choose “National Executive and Judiciary”
–Veto power
–Execute laws
–1 or more supreme tribunals + inferior tribunals
– States support Union
– Guaranteed representative democracy
– Admit new States into union
Know 2 components of The New Jersey Plan that
still exist in our government today and which states
supported plan (small state support)
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Plan for strong national government
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William Patterson
Unicameral Congress
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Equal representation/State
Tax and trade regulation power limited
“Federal Executive” and “Federal Judiciary”
Know the Compromises
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Connecticut Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Commerce and Slave Trade
Compromise
Know the difference between the
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
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Federalists
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Favored ratification
A of C weak
New gov’t
w/Constitution
needed
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Anti-Federalists
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Opposed ratification
Critique ratification
process
No mention of God
States could not
print $
Central gov’t
increased power
Lack of bill of rights
Anti-Federalist Papers
• Written anonymously in New York Press under
pseudonym Cato & Brutus
-Opposed ratification of Constitution
1) Written in secret
2) Extralegal
3) Constitution took important powers from states
4) Lacked a Bill of Rights
• Counterarguments
• Promise
Federalist Papers
• The Federalist: 85 essays in support of
Constitution ratification
-Alexander Hamilton (NY), James Madison
(VA), John Jay (NY) wrote under the
pseudonym Publius
-Without a republic there will be anarchy
Federalist Papers
• #10 (written by Madison)
-most important
-called for federal republic
-defense of federalism
-safeguard against factions
Federalist Papers
• #51: (Madison)
-Independent branches of government
-Checks & Balances
• #70: (Hamilton)
-defense of one man executive
Federalist Papers
• #78: (Hamilton)
-Judicial Branch
-Judicial Review
• #84: (Hamilton) No need for Bill of Rights
Ratification
• 9 of 13 states need to ratify for it to be in effect
• Delaware 1st Dec 7, 1787
-Signed September 17, 1787 Constitution Day
• New Hampshire 9th June 21, 1788
• New York July 26, 1787
-G Washington (Pres); J Adams (VP)
-59 in House of Rep/22 Senate; meet March 4, 1789 in Federal Hall
-April 30, 1788 G Washington takes Oath of Office
• Rhode Island last to ratify May 29, 1790
• James Madison proposes 12 amendments; 10 ratified in 1791 = Bill
of Rights