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What year was the Articles of Confederation ratified?
1781
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Who was the youngest member of the Continental Congress?
James Madison
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What were the nationalists known as?
Federalists
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What were paper bills printed by Congress called?
Continentals
100
What was the one way to pay off the states debt?
tax property
200
How many votes did each state get in Congress?
one
200
What are the two names of the houses in Congress?
Senate House of Representatives
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What were the people that were not happy with the constituion called?
Antifederalists
200
Who did the property tax hit especially hard?
farmers
200
How many states,out of 13, had to vote for a law to pass?
nine
300
What branch of government passes the laws?
Legislative Branch
300
How would the power be distributed in the Senate?
equal
300
Who was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
300
Who can veto or refuse to sign into law, an act that Congress wants?
President
300
What system is in palce to guard against any one branch becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
400
What branch of government is headed by a leader such as a President?
executive
400
What was the national government able to produce?
coins paper money
400
Who was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution?
New Hampshire
400
Who was the second state to ratify the Constitution?
Pennyslvania
400
How many states had to ratify the Articles of Confederation before it could take effect?
13 states
500
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
judicial
500
What plan proposed that Congress be given much greater power over the states?
Virginia Plan
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What were the series of Essays called?
The Federalists
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What are the six states that formed the Northwest Territory?
Illinois Michigan Ohio Minnesota Wisconsin Indiana
500
Who were the three men who led the Federalist fight for the Constitution?
John Jay Alexander Hamilton James Madison