Governement Chapter Two

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what was the goal of the american revolution

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liberty

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what was the clearest case of a people altering the political order with violence simply in order to protect their liberties

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american revolution

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what were the american colonists trying to protect when signing the dec of independce?

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the liberties they were entitled to as british subjects

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what libiterty did the colonists want cocerning trials?

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they wanted to bring there legal cases before truley independent judges rather than the king

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what liberty did the colonists want to protect concernning british troops

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they didnt want to have british troops quartered in there homes

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what liberty did the colonists want concerning trade

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to engage in trade without restrictions

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what liberty did the colonists want concerning taxes?

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they didnt want taxation from a parliment they did not have representation in

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durring the ten years of agitation leading up to the war what did most colonists believe?

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that they could protect these liberties while remaing apart of the british empire

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when the war started wat did a large amount(perhaps not a majority) of colonists believe?

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that they would have to be independent from britian to protect their liberties

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the colonists had many reasons for wanting independence which one was espaicially important?

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tehy no longer had confidence in the english constitution

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what was the english constitution made up of

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a collection of laws, charters, and traditional understandings that proclaimed the liberties of British subjects

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despite the protection the english constitution gave colonists what did they feel about there liberties

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that there liberties were regularly violated

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THE REv leaders sought an explanation of the insufficeny of the english constitution and found it in

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human nature

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the rights that king george violated were

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unalienable rights

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what does unalienable rights mean

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based on providence and nature and not on popular influence

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how many complaints against george are there in the dec of indepen

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27

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how many complaints were there in the original draft

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28

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what was the deleted complaint?

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about the slave trade

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what was the real revolution according to john adams?

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radical change in the principals, opinions, and sentiments, and affections of th people.

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government by royal perogitive was

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rejected

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legitimate govt would require the concent of who?

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the governed

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how could political power be exersized

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a direct gant of power contained in a written const

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liberty was------ govt existed and govt must---- that liberty

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before
respect

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what branch should be superior to the executive and why

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the legislator becuase people were directly represented

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how many governments had been organized like the one the revs were organizing at that time

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none

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when did the ARt of Conf go into effect?

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1781

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the Art of Conf created wat

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a leauge of friendship

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who didnt show up to take the meaningless job as president under the art of conf

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john hancock

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what to states went to war during aoc

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pennsylvainia and virginia

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who threatened to become a part of canada?

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vermont

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what did the strong leaders of the rev war see as essintial

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a strong national govt

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where and was the const convention held?

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philadelphia 1787

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Where was thomas jeff in 1787 durring the const conv

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paris

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which states constitution created the most radically democratic

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pennsylvania

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when was shays rebellion

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1787

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where was shays rebellion

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mass

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how man delegates were apart of const conv?

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50

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how many active delagates?

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about 30

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which state refused to send delagates to the const conv

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rhode island

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which two famous people were serving overseas durring the conv?

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thomas jeff and john adams

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who was ill during the const conv?

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sam adams

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who refused to come? adn waht was his quote?

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patrick henry something smells like a rat and it smells like monarchy

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the virginia plan called for how many branches

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three

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was the virginia plan unicameral or bicameral

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bicameral

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when did art of conf come into effect?

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1781

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under the art of conf each state kept what things

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soveringty freedom indpendance ervery power, and jursidiction

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how many votes did each state get under art of conf?

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1

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when was the art of conf approved

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nov 15 1777

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it took a year for --- states

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11

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which two states were holdouts

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delaware and maryland

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congress was what under a of c

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unicameral

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what two branches didnt exist under a of c

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executive and judicial

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there was a ---- but had no power of a of c

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presiding officer

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a of c could do what 7 things

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1. make treaties 2. borrow $ 3. build a navy 4. make weights and measures 5. post office 6.army 7. $ system

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what was a major weekness of the art of conf

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couldnt tax

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how many states did it take to pass a law in a of c

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9 out of 13

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what where the 5 problems besides couldnt tax

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1. no money to coin 2. army was dependent on state militias 3. unable to settle disputes between states 4. no natl judiciary 5. it took 13 out of 13 to ammend

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when did the british loosee?

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oct 19 1781

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how many years did it take for the treaty of pairis

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two

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having peace from the british allowed us to

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work out govt problems

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could the cent govt settle problems between states?

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no

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what action did the states take

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refused to suport new govt, organized own millitaries, printed own money, and started acting as independt nations

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what three economic problems were there?

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started taxing each other, printed $ had little backing, and violence broke out

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where did shay escape to?

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vermont

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virgina and maryland sent delegates where in 1785 to do what

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mt vernon virginia, work out problems

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where did the next meeting take place? and who was invited? and when

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annapolis, all 13 states sept 1786

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who showed up to annapolis

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half the states

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what was congressional action towards the three meetings

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suported

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where did const conv meet at

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philadelohia independance hall

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what where the dates of the const conv

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may 25 to sept 17 1787

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who where the framers

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they grew up out of rev war

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who was elected president unanioumsly

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george wash

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on may 30 who proposed that we through out the a of c

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edmund randolph

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in virg plan who chose jud?

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the legislator

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who made up council of revision

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the executive and some judicary members

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who submitted the new jersy plan?

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william patterson

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what is the new jersy plan based on?

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equality

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why was the new jersy plan made

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fear of virg plan

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how many votes in nj plan

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one per state

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the new jersy was baisiclly the ---- with key changes

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a of conf

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the colonial mind believed what about politicians

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they were corrupt

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what else did the colonial mind believe

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in a higher law

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what does apportiment mean

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the choice of breaking into parts

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when was const ratified?

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1787

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what is the nessary and proper clause?

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congress could do anything deemed nessary to

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who were the five people who wrote the const

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tom jeff ben frank john adams sherman roger robert livingston

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name three missing people from const conv

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hanckock henry payne

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which plan would alow for the veto of state law

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virginia plan

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who ratified the const

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special conventions elected by the people

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at the time wash was innagurarted how many states had ratified the const.

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11

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what were the anti fed two biggest concerns

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too strong natl govt
no bill of rights

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the bill of rights was to

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limit the central power of the us govt

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two states who aopposed counting the slaves as people

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RI and MASS northern states

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when was slavery allowed to be addressed?

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1808

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who were framers loyal to?

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thier states