Articles of Confederation
The national government did not have the power to tax the people, instead, they had to....
ask the states for money
The Virginia plan favored large states by suggesting representation in congress be based on...
population
This plan favored small states by equal representation in Congress
New Jersey Plan
How many votes does each state get in the Senate?
2
Under the AoC, most power was kept in the hands of...
the States
How long would the international slave trade be legal after the Constitution was passed?
20 years
Another name for the Connecticut Compromise is...
The Great Compromise
Under the Articles, the U.S. did not have one of these
President
The national government was unable to quickly respond to what rebellion?
Shays' Rebellion
This compromise declared that only three out of every five slaves would count towards a state's population
three-fifths
The representation in this chamber of Congress is based on a State's population
House of Representatives
The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
The national government had only one branch, which was called...
Congress/the legislature
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This agreement created a two-house legislature
The representation in this chamber of Congress is equal for every state
Senate
The Articles of Confederation created a government that had only one of these
Branch
Name one thing the national government was able to accomplish during the AoC
Win the Revolution OR pass the Northwest Ordinance
This word means "two house"
bicameral
Representation based on population is called...
Proportional Representation
Fraction of states that must agree to change (amend) the Constitution
3/4