A New Nation

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Who wrote the Articles of Confederation?

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John Dickinson

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A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.

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Federalist

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Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government, generally.

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Anti-Federalist

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"Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger state, which prompted the smaller states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation.

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Virginia Plan

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A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress.

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New Jersey Plan

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Compromise agreement by states at the Constitutional Convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators.

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Connecticut Compromise

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A person held to service or labor who flees to another state to be returned to the owner in the state from which that person escaped.

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Fugitive Slave Clause

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Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.

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Supremacy Clause

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Clause of the Constitution setting forth the implied powers of Congress. It states that Congress has the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers the Constitution vests in the national government.

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Necessary and Proper Clause

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1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788. Weaknesses- No Executive, No Judicial, No Power to Tax, No Power to Regulate Trade

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Articles of Confederation