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Articles of Nonesense
Northwest Natives
The Great Beyond
Constitutional Killers
Shakin' Shays
100
What is the name of the document that is America's first constitution?

Articles of Confederation

100
One weakness of the AoC is it's weak ___________ _________________.

National/Federal Government

100

The _____________ _____________ was another strength of the AoC, providing a path for statehood.

Northwest Ordinance

100
What did they do with the AoC in the Constitutional Convention?

Scrap it and start a new one.

100

Representation in the Senate is based on _______________.

equality (2 per house)

200

The AoC was a _______ association of 13 states.

loose
200

Under the AoC government could not raise ________.

Taxes
200
Name of the event where Massachusetts farmers shut down courts in order to prevent foreclosure of their homes and businesses.

Shays' Rebellion

200

The _________ _____ is representation based on population that was supported by larger states.

Virginia Plan

200

Representation in the House of Representatives is based on _______________.

Population

300

What is the term for a one house law making body (congress)?

Unicameral Legislature

300

The AoC lacked the power to force state to _______________.

cooperate

300

Significance of Shays' Rebellion is:

Shows weaknesses of AoC
300

The ___ _________ _____ is representation based on equality that was supported by smaller states.

New Jersey Plan

300

When delegates agreed to create two houses in congress with one house being based on equality and the other on population, this was called the ________ ________________. 

Great Compromise

400

Under the AoC there is no ____________ because colonists feared a king.

President

400

The AoC required _____________ of all states to change.

Agreement

400

Who was named president under the new constitution?

George Washington

400

What is the term for a two house law making body (congress)?

Bicameral Legislature

400

The ____________ counts the amount of citizens that are living in each state every 10 years.

Census

500

Under the AoC there is no ____________, no courts

judiciary

500
One strength of the AoC was it provided a _________ _____________ for government.
basic structure
500

Due to the weak national government under the AoC, we were falling into major ______, and having issues with ___________ and ____________.

debt, Britain, Spain
500

What are the two houses in congress?

Senate and House of Representatives

500

The name of the compromise that decided how slave votes would be represented:

Three-Fifths Compromise