Us Government

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These people apposed the constitution

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Anti-Federalists

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The act of formal approval

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ratification

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A congress with only one house

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Unicameral

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This is considered the first unofficial government of the U.S.

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Second Continental Congress

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This said that the kings power was not absolute

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Magna Carta

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Organized non-buying of goods

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boycott

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This called for representation in both houses of congress to be based on population

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Virgina Plan

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The government of the U.S. from 1781 to 1789

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The Articles of Confederation

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This was organized for the defense of the Indians and later dissolved when the threat was gone.

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The New England Confederation

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This said the martial law could not be declared during peace-time.

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Petition of Rights

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This plan that had only one branch of government

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Articles of Confederation

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The success of what meeting eventually lead to the success of the constitutional convention.

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Mt. Vernon Meeting

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This solved the argument over how states would be reprsented in the now Congress?

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Connecticut Compromise

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This is a body of findamental laws setting out the structure and principles of government

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Constition

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This person is called the father of the Constitution because he contributed more to it.

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James Madison

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These people favored the Constitution

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Federalists

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Which characteristic of the Constitution most angered the Anti-Federalist

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Lack of the Bill of Rights

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The first Union of all the 13 colonies

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First Continental Congress

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People settled in colonies for all of the followeing freedoms except

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to make friends with the indians

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Ammendments were never added to the constitution because

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All 13 states had to agree

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Under the Articles of Confederation Congress could not do all of the following except?

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They could not raise taxes

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Who prsented the Virginia Plan

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Gov. Edmond Randalph

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The Government under the Articles of Confederation had what?

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Only a legislative branch of a unicameral congress

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Which compromise put and end to the importion of slaves in 1808

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Commerce and Slave trade.

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4 major weaknesses of congress

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1. Congress did not have the power to tax
2. Regulate trade between states
3. limited by a lack of power to make the States obey the Articles of Confederation or the law it made.
4. The articles themselves could be changed only with the consent of all 13 of the State legislature.

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What two issues drew the greates bebate when it came to ratifying the constituion?

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Did not have Bill of Rights, the greatly increased powers of the central government