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11 Cards in this Set
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Name the problems of the Articles of Confederation - C |
Government could not pass laws to collect taxes |
CALM talking |
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Name the problems of the Articles of Confederation - A |
There was no national army |
CALM talking |
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Name the problems of the Articles of Confederation - L |
Only a legislative branch (no executive or judicial branches) |
CALM talking |
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Name the problems of the Articles of Confederation - M |
Various different money was used in each state |
CALM talking |
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Name the problems of the Articles of Confederation - talking |
Foreign countries could not communicate with the USA as a whole (just individual states) |
CALM talking |
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Virginia Plan |
A plan that would call for a state to have representation based on population |
Advantage for large areas with many people |
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New Jersey Plan |
A plan that would call for each state to have equal representation in Congress - two representatives each |
Advantage for small states |
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The Great Compromise |
The compromise reached to allow for two divisions of Congress - The House Of Representatives (like the Virginia Plan) and the Senate (like the NJ plan) |
Legislature divided |
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What was the Bill of Rights? |
The first ten amendments (or changes) to the Constitution. The Federalists promised it would be added. |
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Why was the Bill of Rights important? |
It was an important addition to convince the other nine states to ratify it by guaranteeing states would retain rights (personal freedoms). Limit fed gov't power. |
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Bill of Rights passage |
By 1790 all 13 states accepted the Constitution. The Bill of Rights was the key. |
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