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40 Cards in this Set
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What year is the Articles of Confederation adopted.
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1781
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What is the Power of the government in the hands of a few elected.
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Republic
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How many voting residents write a temporary constitution and elect government leaders.
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5,000
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People who borrowed money and wanted lower tax and print more money in circulation.
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Debtors
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People who loaned money and wanted higher tax and less printed money (less means more value)
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Creditors
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On January 1787 this man led a group of farmers to Springfield, Mass. to steal the arsenal.
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Shay's Rebellion
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When did Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's 12 states (not Rhode Island) send 55 delegates to rewrite the government.
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May 1787
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Representation in Congress
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Great Compromise
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(Roger Sherman) 2 houses people elect the lower (House of Representatives) and the lower house will elect the upper (Senate). What compromise is this for.
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Great Compromise
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Which states didn't want slaves to count for representation (or they count for tax purposes).
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Northern States
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What is Equal Representation (2 from each state)?
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Senate
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What fraction of a person were the slaves counted for.
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3/5 of a person.
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What branch involves president carrying out laws.
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Executive Branch
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What branch involved congress making laws.
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Legislative Branch
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The branch involving the court system judging laws.
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Judicial Branch
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This makes sure no branch of government gets too strong.
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Checks and Balances
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When a president does not agree with a bill he can do this action toward the bill.
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Veto
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Representatives elect the president.
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Electoral College
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What created 13 separate but equal states that competed against each other instead of with each other- no unity.
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Articles of Confederation
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States all diffeed on what their ____ said.
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Constitution
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What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do.
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Established towns.
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This creates 3-5 states from the New Western Territory.
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Northwest Ordinance 1787
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1. No Unity
2. Each state had only one vote 3. foreign trade 4. Foreign Trade 5. Debt 6. Britain and Spain |
Problems of the Articles of Confederation
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WHo made the New Jersey Plan
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William Patterson
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Who made the Virginia Plan
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William Madison
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Who can make appointments/treaties?
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President
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Who must approve all appointments/treaties?
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Congress
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Who can override a veto?
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Congress
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Who can declare a law unconstitutional?
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Supreme Court
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Which states wanted the slaves to count for representation and not for tax purposes?
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Southern States
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When did 39 delegates sign the constitution and 42 stayed.
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September 1787
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(Washington, Madison, Hamilton) supported the constitution and a strong central government. Who were these people.
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Federalists
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(Patrick, Henry, Sam Adams, Richard Henry Lee) did not support the constitution - state rights. Who were these people.
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Antifederalists
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(Punlius) (Hamilton) essays supporting the constitution.
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Federalist Papers
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What is the first state to ratify on December 1787
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Delaware
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9th state to ratify June 1788.
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New Hampshire
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This state was needed to ratify because it was the largest and wealthiest state (ratified June 25, 1788).
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Virginia
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This was needed or several states would not join.
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Bill of Rights
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Who studied 80 bill of rights - suggested 12 to congress.
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James Madison
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When did 3/4 of the states ratify 10 bill of rights (amendments 1-10)
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December 1791
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