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Charles Pinckney

Name the South Carolinian who was a strong advocate for a strong national government . Charles Pinckney. Name the South Carolinian who was sent to France to negotiate during French Revolution. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

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Charles Pinckney

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  1. Name the South Carolinian who was a strong advocate for a strong national government Charles Pinckney

  2. Name the South Carolinian who was sent to France to negotiate during French Revolution Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

  3. Which South Carolinian did not attend the Constitutional Convention due to illness? Henry Laurens

  4. He served as Secretary of Treasury and proposed ideas to strengthen federal government Alexander Hamilton

  5. South Carolinian in Congress who urged Congress to declare war on Great Britain John Calhoun

  6. This compromise gave the upcountry more political power than they had previously held Compromise of 1808

  7. This compromise established how representation for each state would be determined – 2 houses of Congress Great Compromise

  8. This compromise resolved how slaves would be counted for representation 3/5 compromise

  9. This Compromise promised that the federal government would not tax exports or regulate slave trade for 20 years Commerce Compromise

  10. Theory that the authority for a government flows from the people Popular sovereignty

  11. Rights that can not be taken away and are guaranteed in the Declaration and Constitution Individual Rights

  12. A system of government which divides governmental power between the state and national governments. Federalism

  13. Principle of government that provides three branches of government to keep one branch from getting too much power Separation of powers

  14. This branch makes laws and consists of Congress Legislative

  15. This branch carries out the laws and includes the president and his cabinet members Executive

  16. This branch decides if a law is constitutional or not and consists of the federal court system Judicial

  17. A system which keeps one branch from becoming more powerful than the others Checks and balances

  18. Powers of government are limited so that individual rights are protected Limited government

  19. Principle that acknowledges power comes from the people who vote for representatives to speak for them Representative Democracy

  20. First plan of government for the U.S. after the Revolutionary War • Articles of Confederation

  21. Name some problems in the Articles of Confederation Interstate trade, taxation, currency, state power

  22. What event caused people in the U.S. to realize a need for a stronger central government and call a meeting in Philadelphia? Shays’ Rebellion

  23. Describe the people of the lowcountry Home of planter elite, more representation in state legislature

  24. Describe the upcountry population Subsistence farmers, more white population, less representation, nw part of state

  25. Describe problems faced by South Carolinians after the Revolutionary War. Economic depression, no more British subsidies, owed money they could not pay, poor crop yields

  26. Why did the upcountry and lowcountry of SC not get along well? • Lowcountry refused to share power equally because they were afraid the upcountry would not support slavery.

  27. What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention? Solve problems of the Articles of Confederation

  28. Why did anti-federalists not approve of the Constitution? Feared elite would have too much power, national government too far away to influence (mainly in upcountry)

  29. Why did Federalists support the Constitution? A stronger national government could regulate trade, influence foreign affairs and support the economy of the nation better

  30. What were issues surrounding ratification of the Constitution in SC? Charleston location gave lowcountry more voice, no bill of rights to protect individuals, 8th state to ratify

  31. Define Bill of Rights First ten amendments to the constitution which guaranteed individual rights

  32. How are state governments set up in comparison the the federal government? Mirror the federal government with three branches

  33. Name the first two political parties and tell where they could be found in SC Federalists – lowcountry; Democratic-Republican - upcountry

  34. What was the position of each of the parties on the assumption of state debt? Federalist – supported Democratic Republicans - against

  35. Describe the compromise over the assumption of state debt. D-Rs agreed to assume state debt; Federalists agreed to move capital to south

  36. Describe the two parties’ positions on creation of a national bank Federalists – supported due to loose interpretation of Constitution D-Rs – wanted strict interpretation - against

  37. What does strict interpretation of the Constitution mean? A power must be written in the Constituion for the government to have it. Can not assume any extra powers not specifically written down

  38. What does loose interpretation of the Constitution mean? If a power is not specifically forbidden in writing, then the government can have that power if it is necessary

  39. How did loose interpretation apply to the National Bank? Federalists argued that it was not forbidden to have a national bank and it was necessary to tax and control commerce.

  40. Describe the disagreement over protective tariffs. Federalists wanted protective tariff to make foreign goods more expensive and encourage American made goods to be bought: D-Rs wanted to encourage a nation of small farms and shopkeepers, not industry

  41. What was the Proclamation of Neutrality and why was it issued? Document that stated that the U.S. would not get involved in the French Revolution. G. Washington hoped it would keep us out of war.

  42. Describe the XYZ affair. The French tried to bribe the American delegation who had come to work out a treaty. The Americans refused and left angry. The French were referred to in the official report as X, Y, and Z.

  43. What were the Alien and Sedition Acts? Law that made it illegal to criticize the government. The act was designed to silence the D-R’s criticism of John Adams in newspapers.

  44. What was the Embargo Act? Prohibited trade between the U.S. and Great Britain in response to the impressment of American sailors by the British.

  45. What were the results of the War of 1812 for the U.S.? Washington DC destroyed by fire, federalist party ended, surge of nationalism, D-Rs began to support national bank and protective tariff.

  46. Name the SC governor Nikki Haley

  47. Name the 4th Congressional District Representative Trey Gowdy

  48. Name the 2 South Carolina U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott

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