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Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
Slavery
Miscellaneous I
Miscellaneous II
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What were the Articles of Confederation?
America's first government
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What was the biggest challenge the delegates had to address?
How to balance the interests of large and small states
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Why did Southerners want slaves counted for the purpose of Congress?
To get more representatives in Congress
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Why did delegates to the Constitutional Convention follow a "rule of secrecy"?
So they could speak their minds without fear of being embarrased
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What does the Electoral College do?
Elect the president
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Who had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?
The states
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What did both the Virginia and New Jersey plans include?
3 branches of government (legislature, executive, judicial)
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Why did Northerners NOT want slaves counted for the purpose of representation in Congress?
They thought it was unfair that the South treated slaves as property but wanted them counted "as people" for Congress
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What did the federalists support?
Ratifying the new Constitution
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Why did Shays and other farmers rebel?
Their land and animals were being taken away because they could not pay taxes
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What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress could not impose taxes
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What did the Great Compromise decide?
representation in Congress
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What did the 3/5 Compromise say?
Each slave would "count as 3/5 of a person" for the purpose of Congress
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What is a republic?
A country with elected representatives
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What is a federal system of government?
Power is shared by state and national governments
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What were the Articles of Confederation replaced by?
The U.S. Constitution
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The number of members of which of these is affected by a states's population?
House of Representatives
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What did the Fugitive Slave Clause require?
That slaves caught in free states be returned
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What did the Northwest Ordinance mean for territories?
They could eventually become new states
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What was the Anti-Federalists' biggest concern?
Giving up state power to form a stronger federal government
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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To revise the Articles of Confederation
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Virginia/New Jersey- Which plan favored big states? Which plan favored small states?
Big - Virginia Small - New Jersey
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What did the Constitution say about the slave trade?
It could not be interfered with (ended) for 20 years
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Following the American Revolution, what did people fear about a strong central government?
People's rights would be lost
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Why is James Madison known as the father of the Constitution?
He was the most prepared/took a lot of notes