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Constitutional Convention Compromises
Terms
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Uniting for Independence
2011 Oscars
100
For the purpose of representation, only a portion of slaves would count as population
3/5 Compromise
100
Form of government in which the power of the monarch/government is not absolute
Limited government
100
Government was always short of money
Congress had no power to levy or collect taxes
100
Became King of Great Britain in 1760
George III
100
Best Picture
The King's Speech
200
Proposed a unicameral legislature and what only amounted to the amending the Articles of Confederation
New Jersey Plan
200
The money the government collects from taxes and other sources
Revenue
200
Difficult to enact laws
needed 9 of 13 states to approve of all laws
200
The first direct tax on the colonists
Stamp Act
200
Best Actor
Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
300
Allowed the government to regulate interstate and foreign trade, but not to impose an export tax
Commerce Compromise
300
The division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
Separation of powers
300
Central governments had no way to settle disputes among the states
no national court system
300
Closed Boston Harbor
Intolerable Acts (a.k.a. Coercive Acts)
300
Best Actress
Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
400
Proposed a bicameral legislature and with an executive and judiciary chosen by the legislature
Virginia Plan
400
Approve
Ratify
400
No effective way to coordinate the work of the government
no executive branch
400
Person who proposed the Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin
400
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale (The Fighter)
500
Would not allow the importation of slaves to be outlawed until 1808
Slave Trade Compromise
500
Form of government in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
Representative government
500
Difficulty in arranging for trade with other countries
no power to regulate foreign trade
500
Major author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
500
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo (The Fighter)