Chapter+6-Jonathon+Gauthier



Chapter six: Constitution and Republic 1) US under Articles a) One house congress b) No separate executive c) No separate Judiciary d) Weak economy e) Fighting with states f) Annapolis convention, help to overcome problems 2) Drafting the Constitution a) 55 delegates went to the convention b) Drafted in secret c) Issues I) huge disagreements d) Representation I) whether large states should have more representation e) Slavery I) Three fifths II) 1808 slaves have to freed f) Power and elections I) President could veto congress acts II) Electoral College system 3) Feds and Anti Feds a) Feds I) George Washington, Ben Franklin II) Stay Central government III) Strong leaders, well organized b) Anti Feds I) John Hancock, George Clinton II) Limit democracy restrict state rights C) Feds won first victories in NJ, Pen, Del. Would add a bill of rights 4) Bill of rights a) Protect Americans b) First Amendment I) congress couldn’t infringe on a citizen c) Bear arms, 2nd amend d) People can’t quarter soldiers during peacetime, 3rd amend e) Government cannot do unreasonable searches of people’s homes, 4th amend f) No one can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without law, 5th amend g) Anyone who has been accused of a crime can have a speedy trial, 6th amend h) Right to trial by jury, 7th amend i) People accused of crimes cannot have excessive bails and fines or have cruel punishments, 8th amend j) Any rights not in the constitution are guaranteed to protect citizens from infringement, 9th amend k) All powers that are not delegated to federal government go the people or states, 10th amend. 5) Washington as President a) Executive departments I) Thomas J. secretary of state II) Alexander Hamilton as sec of treasury III) Henry Knox sec of war IV) Edmund Ran as attorney general b) Fed court c) Hamilton’s financial program d) Pay off debt e) Make national bank f) Stay away from French Revolution g) Neutral with Rev.  h) Jay treaty  i) Pinckney treaty J) Whisky Rebellion 6) Political parties a) Feds I) Strong central government II) Pro-British III) Large peacetime army-navy IV) Aid business b) Democratic-Republicans I) Weak central government II) Pro-French III) Small peacetime army-navy IV) Agriculture no national bank, no tariffs 7) John Adams President a) XYZ affair b) Alien and sedition acts I) Fed loses majority in congress c) Peaceful revolution I) Democratic republicans gain office

Questions: 1: what was the articles of confederation's weaknesses and strengths? 2: what is the three fiths a solution for? 3: why was a bill of rights added and what did it do? 4: what are Federalists and Anti-Federalists and which is Pro-French and the other Pro-Britsih? 5: What was the whiskey rebellion about?