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10 Cards in this Set
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When were the Articles ratified?
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1781
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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
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NO:
centralized military common monetary system national trade/foreign policy strong national government centralized judicial system |
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What did the Articles aim for?
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A national government
Shared currency throughout the states One vote in Congress per state Nine states must vote similarly to pass bills |
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Name some Federalists.
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James Madison, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton.
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Name some Anti-Federalists.
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Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Patrick Henry, John Rutledge, William Paterson.
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What were the points of the Virginia Plan?
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Representatives depend on population
3 branches of government 2-House legislature |
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What were the points if the New Jersey Plan?
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Equal representation
Strengthen the Articles, not rewrite them One-House legislature, 1 vote Supreme Court Congress raises revenue |
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When, and by who, was the Bill of Rights written?
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Written in 1791 by James Madison.
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What was the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
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Two-House bicameral legislature
House of Represenatitves elected directly by the people National power supreme over state |
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What federal district is Georgia Gwinnett College in?
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7th federal district
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