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A New Nation Test Flashcards

1
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What territory was made out of the lands- Mississippi and Ohio river

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Northwestern territory

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What was one of the major weaknesses of the confederation

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It could not solve financial problems

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Why did Shay’s rebelión force courts to close

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So they could not confiscate farmers land

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Under the articles, what did the national and state government share the power to

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Borrow and print money

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Which factor contributed to the depression that struck the United States after the revolution

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A sharpe decline in exports

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Why did Washington agree to change the articles

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Shay’s rebellion

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One of the confederation’s positive accomplishments was an arrangement for

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New states in the west

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The states adopted constitutions that limited the power of the

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Governor

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After the revolutionary war, which problem most affected farmed throughout New England

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Debt

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10
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Which distinguishes the House of Representatives from the senate

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How its numbers are determined

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Which feature of the articles prevented the national government from stopping Shay’s revelliom

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State control over militias

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12
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Which action illustrates the principle of checks and balances

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A court voids a congressional law

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13
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Which section of the constitution protects individual liberties

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Amendments

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14
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What right is guaranteed by the second amendment

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Ownership of firearms

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15
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The first amendments protects an Americans right to

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Attend an anti war protest (freedom of speech)

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16
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With the ratification of the constitution, the government gained the power to

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Collect taxes

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17
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The primary role of the supreme court is to

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Determine constitutionality of laws

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18
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What is the role of the first three articles in the constitution

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Explain the roles of each branch of government

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19
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What is the purpose of the bill of rights

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To limit the power of the federal government

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20
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Which democratic principle plays the most important role in the first three articles of the constitution

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Separation of powers

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21
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Branch of government that interprets the laws

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Judicial branch

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22
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Branch of government that makes the laws

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Legislative branch

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23
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Branch of government that carries out laws

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Executive branch

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A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

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Electoral college

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Each branch of the national government can check the actions of the other two branches

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Checks and balances

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26
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A change to the constitution

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Ratification of an amendment

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27
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Who makes the laws in the U.S

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Congress

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28
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Part of congress with 100 members (2 from each state)

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Senate

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29
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What part of congress had 435 members

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House of Representatives

30
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A group of advisers to the president

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Cabinet

31
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A list of fundamental laws to support the government

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Constitution

32
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To change/alter

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Amend

33
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A government constituting if 2 legislature houses

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Bicameral

34
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Which event took place under the government formed by the articles of confederation

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The United States negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain

35
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What was the goal of the Shay’s rebellion

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To shut down the courts

36
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Which of these was a common feature of the state constitutions written before the revolutionary war

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Protections for individual freedoms

37
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What action did the British take after the revolutionary war to harm the U.S economy

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They flooded American markets with lower-priced British goods

38
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Which of these features of the articles of confederation had the most negative impact on trade among American states

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States. Hold charge import tariffs on goods coming from other states

39
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Because of weaknesses in the articles of confederation, the government of the United States was unable to

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Convince Britain to withdraw its troops from the northwest territory

40
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Under the articles of confederation, the national and state governments shared the power to

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Borrow and print money

41
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Which best states the rationale behind this provision of the articles of confederation

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Fear of a powerful central government

42
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The passage of the northwest ordinance demonstrated thug

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Congress had the power to administer territories owned by the nation as a whole

43
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These problems were most likely a result of which weakness of the articles of confederation

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The absence of an executive branch to enforce laws

44
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After the revolutionary war, U.S foreign and domestic trade was harmed by lack of access to the lower Mississippi River. Which factor weakened U.S efforts to address this issue

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Disagreements among U.S states

45
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Which statement explains why a provision was included in the articles of confederation

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Local governments are more responsive to the will of the people

46
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After the revolutionary war, which problem most affected farmers throughout New England

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Large debts

47
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How did the government of the thirteen states change once the articles of confederation were ratified

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The states lost the power to make treaties

48
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What were the meetings in Annapolis and Philadelphia for

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Changing the articles of confederation

49
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At the constitutional convention, what were discussions of slavers related to

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Taxation and representation

50
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Why did representative meet in Annapolis

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To fix the articles of confederation

51
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Nearly all of the delegates at the constitutional convention would have agreed with which statement

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The nations, government needed to be strengthened

52
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What was the main difference between the Virginia plan and New Jersey plan

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The number of representatives each state would have in congress

53
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Which democratic principle plays the most important role in the first three articles

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Separation of powers

54
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Which part of the constitution was cited by the Supreme Court in its 1828 decision

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The supremacy clause

55
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Which action illustrates the principle of checks and balances

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A court voids a congressional law

56
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Which feature makes the government created by the constitution a federal system

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The national government shares power with the states

57
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The process of amending the constitution is different from the process for passing a lawmakers in that amendments must be

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Approved by individual states

58
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With the process described above, which outcome is possible

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A person becomes president with less than half of the popular vote

59
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Which constitutional provision best illustrates the principle of checks and balances

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The supreme court’s ability to invalidate laws

60
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With the ratification of the U.S constitution, the national government gained the power to

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Collect taxes

61
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The farmers created a constitution that called for the people to directly elect members of the

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House of Representatives

62
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On what did the Supreme Court base their decision

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Their interpretation of the constitution

63
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Supporters of ratification promised a bill of rights to

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Win the support of anti-federalists

64
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What does the tenth amendment address

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States rights

65
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What does the 6th amendment apply to

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Criminal trials

66
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What is the purpose of the ninth amendments

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To guarantee that a broad set of rights is protected by the constitution

67
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What were the authors of the third amendment influenced by

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The passage of the quartering act

68
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What does the bill of rights focus on

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Individual rights

69
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What is the main purpose of the bill of rights

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To limit the power of the federal government

70
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The fourth amendment o,aces limits on the governments agility to

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Search property

71
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Which of these issues is most directly related to the eight amendment

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Capital punishment

72
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Which statement best explains how this right helps someone who has been accused of committing s crime

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It provides them with a fair trial

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