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22 Cards in this Set
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What was the Articles of Confederation?
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It was the first central (federal) government of the US |
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What kind of central government did this create?
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a weak
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What were the provisions of the Articles of confederation?
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No President No Court System A unicameral legislature No money to pay soldiers States would not pay No power to regulate |
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What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
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They met to reform the Articles of Confereration
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Where and when did the Constitutional Convention meet?
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Philadelphia in 1787
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Who did SC send to the Constitutional Convention?
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Pierce Butler, Charles Pinckney, Cotesworth Pinckney, and John Rutledge
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What kind of government did SC support and how many branches of government?
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A strong federal (central) government with 3 branches
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What are the three branches of government and what do they consist of?
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Legislative- Congress Executive-President Judicial- Supreme and federal courts |
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What kind of government did Virginia want?
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bicameral legislature
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What did Virginia want in the legislature in Congress? How many branches did they suggest?
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representation based on population 3 branches |
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What kind of legislature did New Jersey want?
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unicameral
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Who supported the New Jersey Plan?
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smaller states
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What did the New Jersey plan want?
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equal representation for all states in the legislature
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What did the Great Compromise do?
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Combined the Virginia Plan and the Jersey Plan
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What kind of government did the Great Compromise create?
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bicameral
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Why was three branches created?
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for checks and balances of power
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Who supported the Great Compromise Plan?
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SC
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What was the House of Representatives?
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Lower house based on population
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What was the Senate?
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Upper House with equal representation
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Why did SC want to count slaves as part of the population of the state?
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to determine representation in the House of Representatives
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Why did Northern States not want slaves counted?
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They did not want them counted in the population
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What was the 3/5 Compromise?
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3 out of 5 in the population count for each state
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