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86 Cards in this Set
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1780 |
The most critical decade of U.S. History |
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Twice |
How many times did the Americans change government in the 1780s |
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Constitution |
The greatest contribution to political thought and practice by the Americans |
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Confederation |
A close alliance of sovereign states |
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John Dickinson |
The committee who wrote the articles of confederation was headed by |
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T/F The Articles of Confederation did little more than prove the Continental Congress and provide authority to conduct war |
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T/F The Articles of Confederation were too powerful |
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States |
The government under the confederation was only as strong as the ______ allowed |
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T/F Under the Articles the states retained their sovereignty freedom and independence |
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Unicameral |
Having only one house |
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T/F The Articles allowed for a bicameral system |
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One |
How many votes did each state have under the Articles |
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13 |
How many states were required to amend the Articles |
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F |
T/F The chief executive under the Articles had strong authority |
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T/F A national judiciary did not exist under the Articles |
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T/F Congress could Levy taxes under the Articles |
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Treaty of Paris and the settlement of the western lands dispute |
The confederation’s chief victories were the |
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Treaty of Paris |
The confederations greatest achievement |
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Loyalists |
Under the Treaty of Paris The United States had to return property to _________ |
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F (they couldn’t because each state was independent) |
T/F The United States complied with the demand to return property to loyalists |
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Maryland |
What state refused to ratify the Articles unless the matter of the western states had been settled |
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Northwest Territory |
North of the Ohio River all lands that were in the national government were called |
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Ordinance of 1784 |
Ordinance that proposed creating ten new equal states, banning slavery there, and giving the lands to settlers |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Who wrote the Ordinance of 1784? |
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It created ten competing states |
Why did the states fear the Ordinance of 1784? |
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Land ordinance of 1785 |
Ordinance divided new lands into townships containing thirty six sections and sold for one dollar an acre |
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Schools |
Where did the proceeds of the money from the sold land in the land ordinance of 1785 go? |
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
Divided the Northwest into at least three but no more than five states |
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Hard money |
Silver and gold |
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T/F Each state had the ability to print their own money |
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T |
T/F Foreign Powers undercut the United States |
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Newburgh Conspiracy |
Plot in New York who attempted to force Congress to grant them their pay |
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T/F Some of the Newburgh Conspirators wanted a king |
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George Washington |
The Newburgh Conspiracy collapsed after _______ _______ gave a speech |
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Daniel Shays |
Led an insurrection of farmers against the court in Massachusetts |
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Shays rebellion |
Rebellion that shaked the American government |
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Annapolis Convention |
What meeting in Maryland was not well attended, but resolved to meet in Philadelphia |
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Virginia plan |
Plan that advocated a bicameral congress |
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T/F In The Virginia Plan the number of representatives were not based on a states population |
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T/F The Virginia plan greatly expanded legislative powers |
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New Jersey Plan |
Plan drafted by smaller states |
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T/F Each state had only one vote under the New Jersey Plan |
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Roger Sherman |
Put together the Great Compromise |
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T/F the great compromise Proposed a bicameral house where one would be based on population and the other having equal votes |
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T/F At the time of its writing the constitution considered slaves as property |
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Three-Fifths Compromise |
Plan that counted only 60% of the slave population for voting |
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T/F The debate on slavery was answered at the Constitution |
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James Madison |
Father of the Constitution |
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Human sin Nature |
What belief was the constitution based on |
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Power |
The key principles of the constitution centered around |
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Rebuplic |
A government run by representatives chosen by and accountable to the voters |
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Limited government |
The underlying theme of the constitution |
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T/F The American Constitution clearly defined the limits of governmental power and broadened the scope of individual liberty |
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Separation of powers |
To prevent any group from gaining to much power Government was split into three branches, this is known as |
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Congress (Legislative Branch) |
Makes the laws |
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President (Executive Branch) |
Executes and enforces the laws |
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Supreme Court (Judicial Branch) |
Interprets the Laws |
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T/F If powers are only divided one Branch can expand its powers and dominate the other branches |
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55 |
How many delegates met for the Constitutional Convention |
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Checks and Balances |
Means to be Designed to thwart the accumulation of power |
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Federalism |
The division of power between national and state government |
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Popular sovereignty |
The idea that the ultimate source of governmental power lies in the people |
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Preamble |
Introduced the constitution and established popular sovereignty |
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F (states) |
T/F The constitution was formed by the agreement of people |
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Electoral College |
Under this provision each state has a certain number of electors equal to the state’s representation in Congress |
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Amendments |
Changes to the constitution |
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T/F The states unanimously ratified the constitution |
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Cato |
Anti-federalist papers written by New York Governor George Clinton |
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Publius |
Federalist papers written by Alexander Hamilton under the pen name |
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Rhode Island |
What was the only state not represented at the Constitutional Convention |
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The Federalist |
Essays written by Hohn Jay, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were compiled into |
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T/F The Anti-Federalists were radicals in opposition to the constitution |
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Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut |
Five States that ratified the constitution within a couple months |
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Massachusetts |
Ratified the constitution in a close vote after John Hancock and Samuel Adams said their support |
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Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire |
Three states that joined the six who already ratified the constitution |
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T/F Even though the constitution had the nine votes they had to include both Virginia and New York in order to keep the country together |
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T/F The concerns of the AntiFederalists in Virginia were over the lack of a clearly defined bill of rights |
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James Madison |
Who promised to introduce a bill of rights in the constitution which led to Virginia ratifying the constitution |
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New York |
After Virginia finally ratified the constitution what important state agreed to ratify it as well |
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North Carolina, Rhode Island |
What two unimportant states were the final ratifiers of the constitution |
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T/F The First task of The Convention was to elect a president |
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George Washington |
Who did the Constitutional Convention unanimously vote for president |
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F ( Why they were meeting) |
T/F The most important question in the convention was slavery |
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Representation, slavery, trade |
The three major issues that needed to be compromised on |
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State Representation |
The most difficult question of the Convention |
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James Madison |
Who drafted the Virginia plan |
