- Articles of Confederation | SOL USI. 7a
Articles of Confederation
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Provided for a ___________________ national government
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Gave Congress no power to _______________ or regulate
____________________ among the states
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Provided for no common ____________________________
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Gave each state _____________ vote regardless of size
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Provided for no ___________________ or __________________ branch
Essential Understanding: The Articles of Confederation was a constitution written
during the American Revolution to establish powers of the new national government.
- U.S. Constitution | SOL USI. 7b
Confederation to Constitution
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Weaknesses in the ______________ ______ _____________________
led to the effort to draft a new constitution.
Constitutional Convention
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State delegates met in ______________________ and decided not to
revise the Articles of Confederation but to write a new constitution.
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____________ _______________ was elected president of the
Constitutional Convention.
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Delegates debated over how much________________ should be given to
the new government and how ______________ and _____________
states should be represented in the new government.
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The structure of the new national government included 3 separate
branches of government : Legislative, Executive, Judicial
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The ________________ ___________ decided how many votes each
state had in the _________________ and _______________ ______
____________________________________
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The Constitution was _________________ at the end of the convention.
Essential Understanding: The development of the Constitution of the U.S. was
significant to the foundation of the American Republic. It established a federal system of
government based on power shared between the national and state governments.
- Accomplishments of the first 5 Presidents |
SOL USI. 7c
Ratification of the Constitution
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Nine of the thirteen states had to vote in favor of the Constitution before it
could become law.
Bill of Rights
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Based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights (George Mason) and the
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (Thomas Jefferson)
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The first ten amendments to the Constitution provide a written guarantee
of individual rights (e.g., freedom of speech, freedom of religion).
Essential Understanding: Congress and the first five presidents made decisions
establishing a strong government that helped the nation grow in size and power.
- Accomplishments of the first 5 Presidents |
SOL USI. 7c
All of the first 5 presidents were Virginians except John Adams.
George Washington
1. Federal _____________ system was
established.
2. The ________ _____ ___________ was
added to the Constitution of the United
States of America.
3. Plans were __________ for development of
the national capital in Washington, D.C.
____________ ____________, an African
American astronomer and surveyor, helped
complete the design for the city.
John Adams
1. A ___________ – party system emerged during his
administration.
Essential Understanding: Congress and the first five presidents made decisions
establishing a strong government that helped the nation grow in size and power.