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Why does congress fear a strong central government? |
They don't want somebody telling us what to do. |
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Shay's Rebellion Importance |
because they wanted people to know that the AOC(articles of Confederation) for the country still needs to be revised. |
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Greatest challenge during constitutional Convention |
trying to get them to compromise on anything |
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Republic defintion |
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. |
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Great Compromise decision |
the compromise was a plan to kept a two house congress. The first house would represent the people. the second house(Senate) would represent the states. |
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great concern about the constitution |
that nobody would represent |
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definition of federal system of government |
it is a system that divides the power between a strong national government and smaller local governments. |
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federalists position |
they want a stronger government |
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Virginia plan |
A strong nation government with the three branches, legislative, executive, and Judicial |
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new jersey plan |
has the three branches, but the legislative branch has only one house.has a equal vote in congress. |
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How house of representatives is determined short answer |
they are determined among the states by population. |
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Was Shay's rebellion effective and why? |
yes, because then the propose of revising the articles of confederation went through. |
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example of one compromise at constitutional convention |
that there would be two houses of congress. The house of representatives and the senate. |
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your opinion if state or federal power is more effective |
i think state power is more effective because, power from the states for one way has a great effect on people. |
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explain state vs Federal power |
state runs themselves , but federal runs them all. |
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Do we really live in a democratic society? 3 reasons why yes or no |
yes, because we have freedom of speech, the right to vote, and the ability to have a fair trial. |
