Facts of the Articles of the Confederation
Issues Under the Articles of Confederation
The US Constitution
Conflicts,Compromises and Much More
Federalist, Anti-Federalists, and the Bill of Rights
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The Articles of Confederation created what?
What is a central government with limited powers and the states had more power.
100
Under the articles of confederation interstate commerce could not be regulated by the central government. Interstate commerce is trade conducted between
two or more states
100
The distribution of governmental power between a central authority and the states or provinces that make up a country is an idea known as...
What is federalism
100
The Three-Fifths Compromise was designed to resolve regional disagreements over
What is the Great Compromise.
100
Supporters of the Constitution Called themselves...
What is Federalists
200
Under the Articles of Confederation the states were under a group of representatives. What was this group called, and where were they from?
What is the Confederation Congress with representatives from each colony
200
When individual states issued too much paper money, the result was
Inflation
200
In order for the Constitution to go into effect, what was needed.
nine of the states to ratify it.
200
Framers of state constitutions were careful not to
give the governor too much power over the people
200
The Federalist Papers were...
A series of Essays that defended the Constitution
300
On authority granted by the Articles of Confederation, Congress asked for what?
Congress asked the states to give money to help pay national war debts and operate the federal govenment
300
In 1784, the lower Mississippi was closed to the U.S. shipping by what country?
What was Spain
300
After 1787, states no longer had control over what?
What is negotiating treaties
300
The Three-Fifths Compromise resolved the problem of how slaves would be counted when...
As a part of each state's population when allotting representatives to the lower house
300
Federalists John Jay and Alaxander Hamilton led the ratification in what state
What is New York
400
A type of government in which the head of state is elected and in which the people hold the political power is called...
What is a republic
400
In 1784 the British forced American merchants to pay tariffs on
What are American goods sold in Brittan
400
Norther delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to let the slave trade continue for another 20 years if
What is southern delegates would drop the demand that laws in Congress be passed with a two thirds majority vote
400
Many Southern delegates threatened that if the Constitution included an immediate ban on the slave trade they would.
What is withdraw (leave) the Union.
400
Some federalists believed that the Constitution was itself a bill of rights because it was written in order to
ensure rights for all citizens
500
Explain how the Article of Confederation led to the Shays Rebellion.
Due inflation,high land tax, worthless money, and high war debt, many veterans such as Daniel Shays were being forced to sell their farms that were given to them for their service in the Revolutionary war. In order to keep their farms, many of the men decided to revolt. Taking over a State Supreme Court, and an attempt on an Armory. This revolt led to the framers of the Articles of Confederation, that a change in the central (national) government may be manditory
500
In response to the trade imbalance with Britain in 1784, the United States
Began looking for new markets
500
List the 3 branches of government and what the three branches do.
Executive- Enforce Laws Legislature- Creates Laws Judicial- Determines if Law is Constitutional
500
Explain the Great Compromise.
Virginia wanted the Congress to be based on Population. New Jersey wanted the Congress to be based on 2 votes each state. As a compromise, in the Constitution we now have 2 houses. In the upper house, or Senate each state has 2 votes. In the lower house or the House of Representatives, the seats are divided up by a states population.
500
The ability of the Constitution to fit the needs of a changing nation is proven by its...
What are the first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights
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