The Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation central government was only had one body known as a C _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
What is Congress?
The only state that did not send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
What was Rhode Island?
Settled a dispute over representation in the Southern states regarding slavery, counting each as a portion of a person
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
The main purpose of the Congress under the Articles was to deal with foreign affairs and defense. Today's main power that Congress has is to make _ _ _ _.
What are laws?
This document suggested the legislative branch have a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate with equal representation.
What was the Connecticut Compromise
Established the power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce.
What is the Commerce Clause
The word used that means an agreement between two nations. It was one of the strengths of the Articles of Confederation.
What are treaties?
55 delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention are also called the.
Who were the Framers
The Great Compromise establishing a bicameral legislature introduced by James Madison was also know as this Compromise
What is the Connecticut Compromise?
The main issue causing Shays' Rebellion was a/an
political issue, economic issue or civil rights issue
What is an Economic issue?
As a result of the Virginia Plan, the United States legislative branch would be bicameral with representation based on
what is population?
This is the name for the House in Congress that is based on population.
What is the House of Representatives?
The name of the uprising that le to further calls for a stronger national government
What was Shays' rebellion?
In this plan the legislative branch would consist only of a unicameral house with each state receiving one vote.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This compromise disallowed Congress from interfering with the slave trade for a period of twenty years.
What is the Commerce Compromise