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Ch. 8 Confederation to Constitution
Ch. 9 Launching a New Republic
Ch. 9 Launching a New Republic
Ch. 8.5 The Constitution
Ch. 8.5 The Constitution
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Which important power did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?
levy taxes
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How did Congress finally agree to address George Washington, the first president?
Mr. President
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Western Pennsylvania farmers staged the _____ against taxes.
Whiskey Rebellion
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What is a popular vote

The votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election

100

35 years

in office for 4 years


What is the President of the United States

200
_____ was an anti-tax protest by farmers.
Shays's Rebellion
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Which document set up the federal court system?
the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789
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Why did the war between Britain and France put the United States in an awkward position?
France was America's ally but Britain was its biggest trading partner
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Which vote will decide the next president

Electoral Votes

200

In office for 2 years

Minimum wage is 25

Head of this department is the Speaker of the House

What is the House of Representatives?

300
Which plan provided the basic framework for the national government?
the Virginia Plan
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To whom did Washington turn for help in solving the challenges facing the new nation?
his cabinet
300

an agreement that ended the dispute with Britain over American shipping during the French Revolution

What is Jay's treaty?

300

How does a bill become a law?

Idea.

House/Senate approve-rewrite-kill

House/Senate debate

Both houses pass and it goes to the President

300

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

435

400
What issue does the Three-Fifths Compromise address?
how slaves would be counted for taxes and representation
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1795 treaty with Spain allowing the United States commercial use of the Mississippi River

What is Pinckney's Treaty
400

1797 incident in which French official demanded a bribe from the US diplomats

What is the XYZ Affair?

400

What are three things the President can do with a bill that comes across his desk?

Veto the bill

Sign the bill to make it a law

do nothing for 10 days, it will automatically become a law

400

What is another name for the top Judge?

Chief Justice

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Why did the government add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
Many states wouldn't sign the Constitution without a bill of rights. The writers of the Constitution wanted to protect people's personal rights and freedoms. Many people believed it was needed to limit the power of the national government.
500
This turned over much of present-day Ohio and indiana from Native Americans to the US.
Treaty of Greenville
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What group was the target of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1898?
immigrants
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This article of the constitution defines the constitution as the Supreme law of the land

What is Article 6?
500

Branch of government that interprets the laws

What is the judicial branch?