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Under the Articles of Confederation each state had how many votes in Congress?
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Supporters of the new Constitution were called
Federalists
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Those who opposed the Constitution were called
Antifederalists
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In November 1777 Congress adopted the
Articles of Confederation
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Law making branch of the government
Legislative Branch
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This Branch has the power to vote on whether or not bills should become laws
Legislative
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This branch has the power to collect and spend money from taxes
Legislative
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This branch has the power to sign bills into laws
Executive
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This branch has the power to declare laws unconstitutional
Judicial
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Movement of the 1700s that promoted knowledge, reason, and science
Enlightenment Period
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The President and Vice President are elected by the
Electoral College
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Headed by the president to carry out the nations laws and policies
Executive Branch
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Keeps one branch from having to much power
Checks and Balances
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The United States encountered problems with ______ and ________ after the war.
Britain and Spain
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Each enslaved person was to count as three-fifths of a free person was know as the
Three-Fifths Compromise
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In 1776 the _________ appointed a committee to draw up a plan for a new government
Second Continental Congress
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Who proposed a 5 percent tax on imported goods to help pay the national debt?
Robert Morris
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Who led an angry group of farmers on a rebellion in 1786?
Daniel Shays
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This plan called for a one-house legislature with one vote for each state
New Jersey Plan
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This plan called for a two-house legislature, a chief executive, and a court system
Virginia Plan
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Who were the three men that refused to sign the Constitution?
Elbridge Gerry, Edmund Randolph, George Mason
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In 1785 Congress sent __________ to London to discuss the difficulties with the British.
John Adams
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George Mason proposed a __________ to be included in the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
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How were free African Americans discriminated against after the war?
separate schools, banned from public places, not allowed to vote, build own schools and churches
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Two Americans who were active in the movement for change of the Articles of Confederation were
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
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