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10 Cards in this Set
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Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
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The government did not have the authority to:
1. Regulate trade 2. Impose taxes 3. Force citizens to join the army 4. No chief executive or President 5. No provisions to add new states |
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Name 3 things the government was authorized to do under the Articles of Confederation.
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the government had the authority to:
1. Conduct foreign affairs 2. Maintain armed forces 3. Borrow money 4. Issue currency 5. Settling the western territories |
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Define Bi-cameral
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Two-houses; two legislatures to divide the power of government
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Define Republic
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A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
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Articles of Confederation is what?
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America's first constitution, provided for a new central government under which the states gave up little of their power.
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How many states were required to make laws under the Articles of Confederation.
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9 out of 13.
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Who suggested the great compromise?
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Roger Sherman
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What law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West?
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Northwest Ordinance
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Which state was first to approve the Constitution?
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Delaware
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What keeps any one branch of government for gaining too much power?
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Checks and balances
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