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38 Cards in this Set
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Why were the Federalist Papers written? |
To increase support for the Constitution |
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What does "bicameral" mean |
To have a 2 house legislature |
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What was the first plan of government for the U.S.? |
Articles of Confederation |
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What does the Judicial Branch do? |
Interprets the Law |
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What does the Executive Branch do? |
Enforces the Law |
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What does the Legislative Branch do? |
Creates the Law. |
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Who suggested the Great Compromise? |
Roger Sherman |
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What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? |
Every 5 slaves is equal to 3 free people. |
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What notable people didn't attend the Constitutional Convention because they were out of the country? |
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson |
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Who was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention? |
Benjamin Franklin |
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Who kept a daily notebook of events at the Constitutional Convention? |
James Madison |
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Who was elected, but did not attend the Constitutional Convention because of opposition to it? |
Patrick Henry |
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Who presided over the Constitutional Convention? |
George Washington |
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What does "ratify" mean? |
It means "To Approve" |
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What is a Confederation? |
A group that gets together for a specific reason. |
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What is a constitution? |
A sometimes written plan of Government. |
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What was added to the Constitution to guarantee certain freedoms to citizens? |
The Bill of Rights |
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What was the biggest reason Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution? |
There was no Bill of Rights. |
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What suggested plan called for states to be equally represented in the Legislature? |
The New Jersey Plan. |
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Why was Daniel Shays important? |
He led a group of farmers in a rebellion against the state of Massachusetts because of high taxes. |
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What suggested plan called for the creation of a Senate and House of Representatives? |
The Connecticut Plan. |
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What suggested plan called for the creation of a Senate and House of Representatives? |
The Connecticut Plan. |
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What is federalism? |
System of Government with National and State levels. |
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What suggested plan called for the creation of a Senate and House of Representatives? |
The Connecticut Plan. |
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What is federalism? |
System of Government with National and State levels. |
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What state didn't send representatives to the Constitutional Convention? |
Rhode Island |
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What suggested plan called for the creation of a Senate and House of Representatives? |
The Connecticut Plan. |
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What is federalism? |
System of Government with National and State levels. |
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What state didn't send representatives to the Constitutional Convention? |
Rhode Island |
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What were some major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? |
1. No Judicial Branch 2. No Executive Branch 3. No powers to Tax the states |
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What suggested plan called for the creation of a Senate and House of Representatives? |
The Connecticut Plan. |
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What is federalism? |
System of Government with National and State levels. |
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What state didn't send representatives to the Constitutional Convention? |
Rhode Island |
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What were some major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? |
1. No Judicial Branch 2. No Executive Branch 3. No powers to Tax the states |
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What delegates to the Constitutional Congress went on to be Presidents? |
James Madison and George Washington. |
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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed discussions would be kept what? |
Secret |
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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed discussions would be kept what? |
Secret |
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What suggested plan called for states to be represented based solely on there population? |
The Virginia Plan. |
