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47 Cards in this Set
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define republic ---- representative republic |
state witch power is held between the people |
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define bicameral |
having two branches or chambers |
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what are the 2 branches or chambers |
senate and house of representatives |
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what is the purpose of the articles of confederation |
it tells how their new government is going to work |
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what is the executive branch |
the president |
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what are the amendment changes |
when made them all states had to agree |
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what does it mean to coin money |
to make your own money |
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why couldn't states use their money in other states |
because each state made own money and didn't except other different money |
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taxes |
gov't couldn't couldn't tax states could tax |
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western border after rev. war |
Mississippi river |
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western ordinance location |
by Michigan Illinois Indiana Ohio Wisconsin ----- by the great lakes |
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slavery issue |
no slavery allowed |
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Mississippi territories slavery |
is allowed |
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probs in america-- debt |
ran out of money started asking states for money |
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foreign countries |
needed to pay them back cause borrowed money during rev. war |
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taxes- land owners |
people with most land-acres got more taxes- farmers |
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farmers can't pay taxes |
farmer put in debtors prison cause couldn't pay more taxes |
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cant pay- land sold |
had sell land to pay taxes to get out of jail- most of time gov't said they were farmers didn't get a choice |
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Danial shays leads |
leads farmers |
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why didn't gov't stop shays |
they didn't have money to stop him |
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courthouses |
shutdown courthouses |
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gov't action with no money |
asked states for money states gave less than half of what they asked for |
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bankers-pay for militia |
local Boston bankers |
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constitutional convention -- location |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian |
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what people went to C.C. |
lawyers merchants physicians governors 55 people |
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chairman |
George washington |
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reason for C.C. |
to discus issues, and changes to make |
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define proportional representation |
member state gets to vote based on population |
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Virginia plan-power |
goverment |
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who favored it |
larger states |
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NJ plan - equal |
every state same representation -2 people |
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power |
states |
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slavery percent |
3/5 or 60% |
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3 branches |
executive legislative judicial |
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executive is |
president carries out laws |
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legislative is |
congress makes laws |
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judicial is |
court conduct trials makes sure laws are constructional |
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define federalism |
sharing powers between federal and state gov't sets aside powers for each side |
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checks and balances |
each branch and check or limit other branches |
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ratification states needed |
9 out of 13 |
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federalists who |
people who support constitution-- George Washington James Madison Alexander Hamilton |
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what they wanted |
strong gov't |
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anti-federalists |
didn't want constitution-- George mason- others |
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what they wanted - anti |
states more power- bill of rights |
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federalists papers |
supporting constitution - why should have it - 85 articles |
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bill of rights |
individual rights given to country |
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ratification year state |
1787 New Hampshire |
