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41 Cards in this Set
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Major problem between gb and American colonies |
Mercantilism |
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Mercantilism |
Development of economy and trade policies 1at gathe |
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1st gathering of colonies to discuss issues with GB was this congress |
Stamp act congress |
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City of the meeting place for the first and 2nd continental congress |
Philadelphia |
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Organized the committee of correspondence |
Samuel Adams |
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Organized the common sense letters to protest actions by British |
Thomas paine |
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What city was the site of a massacre which increased colonist desires to seek independence |
Boston |
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Main author of Declaration of Independence |
Thomas jefferson |
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The first constitution was called |
Articles of confederation |
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A confederation gets its power from |
States |
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3 weaknesses of the 1st constitution |
States had main authority 1 vote per state States were not forced to pay taxes |
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Person chosen to preside at the constitutional convention |
George Washington |
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3 aspects of James Madison's Virginia plan |
Fed gov gets power from people Slave Senate= same # votes 2nd house= done by pop |
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3 aspects of New Jersey plan |
1 house legislature based on equality Strengthen articles of confederation Judicial branch |
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House of Representatives is elected by who |
The people |
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The senate is elected by who? |
The state legislatures |
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Great compromise gave power to? |
Federal government |
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Slavery compromise ended Slave trade for? |
20 years |
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Slaves count as how much of a person |
3/5 |
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The great compromise established presidential term as? |
4 years with no limit on # of terms |
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What type of college was established to elect the president and Vice President |
Electoral college |
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What system balances between power between central gov and state gov |
Federal system |
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3 branches of gov each has powers is called |
Separation of powers |
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Each branch has control over other 2 this is called |
Checks and balances |
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How many articles did the constitution have? |
7 |
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What did article one establish? |
Bicameral legislature |
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Article 1 of the constitution establishes a census every how many years? |
10 |
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Article one gave the congress the power to regulate? |
Trade with foreign nations |
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This clause have the congress power to do hes they see as necessary and proper? |
Elastic |
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Name 3 powers given to the president by article 2 |
Recommend laws, enforce laws, make treaties, military |
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Article 3 establishes the judicial branch and sets judges terms as? |
Life or good |
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How many judges were established to be on the Supreme Court? |
No # set |
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Article 4 established each state has to recognize laws of other states |
Full faith in credit |
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What does article 5 establish? |
A way to amend the constitution |
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What does article 6 establish? |
The aprimixy of the federal gov over the state gov |
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What does article 7 say? |
9 out of 13 states had to ratify the constitution for it to go into effect |
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Group that favored strong central gov? |
Federalist |
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Group that favors state rights and opposed he constitution |
Anti-federalist |
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2 men that wrote the federalist papers to promote the constitution |
Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton |
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The fraction of congress needed to propose an amendment |
2/3 |
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Fraction of state legislators needed to ratify an amendment |
3/4 |
