Chapter 5 A New Nation

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Chapter 5A New Nation
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Problems with Republicanism1. Colonies
become independent states2. Republic vs.
Democracy3. What will be the relationship
between states and federal government?4. Will
congress be represented by state or
population?5. How will expansion be handled?
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Governing of Western Lands 1. Land Ordinance
of 1785 2. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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Northwest Ordinance of 17871. Congress
would appoint a territorial governor and
Judges2. When a territory had 5,000 voting
residents, the settlers could write a temporary
constitution and elect their own government.3
When the total population of a territory reached
60,000 free inhabitants, the settlers could
write a state constitution, which had to be
approved by congress before it granted statehood.
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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
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Drafting the Constitution
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Nationalist rebel against the ConfederationShay
s Rebellion Farmers unrest against the debt
they had incurred and wanted the government to
provide relief.
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James Madison and Alexander Hamilton called for a
meeting of state delegates(Constitution
Convention)
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The conflict between the delegates leads to the
one true great American ValueCompromise
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Style of Government
The Style of Government became known as
Federalism The division of power between the
national government and the local of state
government
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The New Government
The New Government3 Branches1. Legislative
Branch2. Executive Branch3. Judicial Branch
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What each Branch would compose
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There were 2 plans proposed for the legislative
branch of governmentNew Jersey
Plan Virginia Plan Single House Legislature
Bicameral Legislature Each
State represented
Representation based Equally
Population Lower house
members Elected by the
people The lower house
would elect the upper house
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The Great Compromise1. One house would be
represented based on population of the
s state.2. The other house , representation
would be based on all states counted equal
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This Compromise produced what is today Congress
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It is this compromise that produces the first
signs of secession in the USSouthern states
were wanting to count slaves for
representationwhich would make their populations
larger than the northern states
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Three-fifths Compromise3/5s of a states
slaves would count for population and
representation
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The executive Branch would be a President with
basically ceremonial powers to avoid the
dictatorship of a Monarch, Elected by an
Electoral College format.
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The judicial Branch would comprise the Supreme
Court and all the Federal and district courts
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Separation of Powers Clause guarantees no one
branch can over take the others
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People became divided into two distinct
groupsFederalists Anti-Federalist1. In
favor of 1. Did not believe in
Constitution constitution.2. Stronger
central 2. Wanted stronger government
State Government
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To promote ratification of constitution The Bill
of rights was added for the protection of the
states and the people.
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The Bill of Rights