Transcript Chapter 1 The Roots of Constitutional Government

Chapter 1
The Roots of Constitutional
Government
Section 3 Review
The Need for a New Plan
Constitutional Terms
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1. Militia
military force that is on call for service in
emergencies.
2. Charter
- guarantee of certain rights and privileges to
a person, group or company
3. Legislature
- lawmaking assembly
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Terms Cont.
4. Tariff
- tax placed by governments on certain
imported goods
5. Revenue
- source of income
Using a Primary Source
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ANSWER ON THE BACK OF THIS PAGE
Main Ideas
a.
b.
Win the war, organize new state
governments, establish a national
government
1. lacked the power to raise taxes or
regulate trade
2. needed the approval of 9 of 13 states
to pass laws
3. important legislation could be
defeated by only a few states
Main Ideas Cont.
c. Shays’ Rebellion showed that the national
government had so little authority that it
was unable to maintain order in the land.
Critical Thinking
Why were the Articles of Confederation more
successful during the Revolutionary War than
they were after the war ended?
During the war the states were united by their
desire for independence and to defeat the
British.
After the war ended the states turned their
attention back to their own problems and
concerns