Category 1 ­ 100 How did the lack of power to tax weaken the national government under the A of C?
It made the national government dependent on the states for $
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Category 1 ­ 200 Who has the most power under the Articles of Confederation? The State Governments move to reveal
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Category 1 ­ 300 Which power did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation? a. levy ﴾raise taxes﴿
b. sign treaties
c. issue money
levy (raise) taxes
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Category 1 ­ 400 How did Shays' Rebellion lead to the formation of the Constitution?
It showed the need for a stronger national government.
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Category 2 ­ 100 The smaller states wanted to base the national government on which plan?
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Category 2 ­ 200 What conflict was solved by the Great Compromise?
how states would be represented in Congress.
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Category 2 ­ 300 The greatest challenge for delegates to the constitutional convention was
a. the issue of how to deal with foreign countries
b. the issue of how to deal with Farmers.
c. The issue of how to balance the interests of large and small states.
d. how to get an agreement between eastern and western states.
the interests of large and small states.
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Category 2 ­ 400 Give one similarity between the Virginia and New Jersey plans
Both had three Branches.
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Category 2 ­ 500 Describe the main features in the Great Compromise
Identify each feature as being part of the Virginia plan, the New Jersey plan or both plans
three Branches ﴾B﴿
2 house leg ﴾VA﴿
Senate equal rep. for each state ﴾NJ﴿
House proportional Rep ﴾VA﴿
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Category 3 ­ 100 What does Ratify mean?
to approve
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Category 3 ­ 200 Why did the new government add the Bill of rights to the Constitution?
some states wouldn't sign w/out a list of protections of people's rights and freedoms &
Antifederalists believed it was necessary to limit the federal government.
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Category 3 ­ 300 Why did Anti federalists dislike the proposed Constitution?
the national government would be too strong.
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Category 3 ­ 400 How did American experience under British rule affect their attitudes toward governments?
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Category 3 ­ 500 Who were the Federalists?
People who supported the new
constitution
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Category 4 ­ 100 The delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to establish a republic. What is a republic?
a country led by elected representatives.
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Category 4 ­ 200 Which delegate to the Constitutional Convention is known as the Father of the Constitution?
Madison
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Category 4 ­ 300 Several states agreed to ratify the Constitution only after this was added.
Bill of Rights
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Category 4 ­ 400 Who was not represented at the Constitutional Convention?
Women, slaves,
native Americans
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Category 4 ­ 500 Which compromise decided how slaves would be counted in figuring a state's population?
Three Fifths Compromise
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Category 5 ­ 100 The number of representatives in which house is affected by the population?
The House of Representatives move to reveal
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Category 5 ­ 200 Describe a federal system of government ﴾federalism﴿
Power is shared by the national and state governments.
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Category 5 ­ 300 What did the Great Compromise decide? Representation in Congress
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