Articles of Confederation
Vocabulary
The Great Compromise
Ratification
The Bill of Rights
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What year was the Articles of Confederation created?
What is 1777
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Definition of Constitution
What is a document stating the rules under which a government will operate
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What is the point of the executive branch?
What is to carry out the laws
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What did the Antifederalists support?
Not passing or ratifying the Constitution
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What is the first amendment?
What is freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, & petition
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Why did the Articles of Confederation fail when it came to currency?
They had no common money
200
Definition of Compromise
What is an agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants
200
What is the point of the judicial branch?
What is to interpret the law
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Who were the Federalists?
What is people who supported the new Constitution
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What is the second amendment?
What is the right to keep and bear arms
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Why did the Articles of Confederation fail when it came to debt?
They could not tax the people to pay off debts
300
Definition of amendment
What is an addition or alteration to a document
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What was the purpose of the Virginia Plan?
What is to have a new, stronger central government
300
How many states ratified the Constitution?
What is 13
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What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
What is to protect American's rights against abuses from their own federal government
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Why did the Articles of Confederation fail when it came to the legislature?
Because laws were hard to pass and they could not tax, regulate trade, or coin money
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Definition of ratify? And use it correctly in a sentence.
What is to approve
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How did Congress change under the Virginia Plan?
Split into 2 house: lower and upper houses
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Who were the first President and Vice President of the United States?
Who is George Washington and John Adams
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What is the fourth amendment?
Prevents the government from housing troops in citizen's homes
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List all 6 of the benefits of the Articles of Confederation.
What is 1. Limit Government 2. State Sovereignty 3. Treaties & Alliances 4. Maintain Armed Forces 5. Coin Money and 6. Postal Service
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Definition of economic depression?
What is a period when business activity slows, prices drop, and unemployment rises
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Explain why the smaller states did not like the Virginia plan.
Because they had smaller population which would have meant less seats in Congress
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What were the 3 arguments the Antifederalists had against the Constitution?
1. Weakened state governments 2. No protection for basic rights 3. Fear president could become a king
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What is the fifth amendment?
What is protects from unreasonable search and seizures of property
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