The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation (cont.)
Convention and Compromise
Convention and Compromise (cont.)
A New Plan of Government
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to approve
What is to ratify
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a law is known as:
What is an ordinance
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A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
What is a depression
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Agreement between two or more sides in which each side in which each side gives up some of what it wants
What is a compromise
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Supporters of the new Constitution and opponents of the new Constitution were known as:
What are Federalists and Antifederalists (respectively)
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divided into two parts
What is bicameral
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Voluntary association of independent states
What is a confederation
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Freeing of individual enslaved persons (not emancipation)
What is manumission
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corresponding in size
What is proportional
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System through which the three branches of government limit the others so that no single branch can dominate the government
What is Checks and Balances
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The branches of the new state government included: (Name all three)
What is legislative, executive and judicial
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Government by consent of the governed is known as:
What is popular sovereignty
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What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
What is to revise the Articles of Confederation
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How was the issue of slave taxation and slave representation solved?
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise
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Why were the Federalist Papers important?
What is they explained and defended the Constitution and helped sway public opinion for ratification
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By 1781, the money printed during the Revolutionary War had depreciated, or fallen in value, so far that it was almost worthless. How did the Continental Congress and individual states respond?
What is they printed their own money
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Despite the weaknesses of the Articles, the Confederation government accomplished important tasks. Perhaps its greatest achievement was:
What is it established a “fair” policy for the development of the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
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Who is often referred to as the Father of the Constitution?
Who is James Madison
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At the Constitutional Convention, the presence of these two individuals ensured that many people would trust the Convention’s work. (Name both individuals)
Who is George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
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According to the Constitution, what is the supreme law of the land?
What is the laws of Congress and the Constitution
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What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?
What is to create a single Northwest Territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi
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What were some strengths and weaknesses of the Article of Confederation? (Name at least one of each)
What are Weaknesses: Congress had no pwer to tax, enforce laws; there was no executive branch; nine states needed to approve any law before it could be passed What are Strengths: could conduct foreign policy, issue currency, borrow money and maintain armed forces
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Why did delegates from smaller states prefer the New Jersey Plan instead of the Virginia Plan?
What is the New Jersey Plan gave one vote to each state unlike the Virginia Plan whose votes were proportional to the population size of each state
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Why was Shay’s Rebellion important?
What is it showed citizens that current government was not strong enough to control unrest/revolts
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According to the Antifederalists, why was a bill of rights important?
What is to ensure/guarantee individual rights and freedoms
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