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AOC and Constitution Test Review Flashcards

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What has to happen for the AOC to be amended?

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All 13 states have to agree

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Three branches of government

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Judicial, legislative, and executive

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Who proposed the Great Compromise?

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Roger Sherman

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4
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Who supported the Virginia Plan?

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Larger states

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What 3 events showed that the AOC were too weak to govern the USA?

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  • Shays’ Rebellion
  • Spain closing the Mississippi
  • British refusing to leave ports
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Who supported the AOC?

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Anti- Federalists

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Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana were all part of what?

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The Northwest Ordinance

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How many amendments did the Bill of Rights have?

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10

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Characteristics of Anti- Federalists

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  • Supported the common man/poor
  • Feared a strong national government
  • Wanted equal representation
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10
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Who won the actual Constitutional Convention?

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The wealthy bankers and merchants

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What did the NWO set up?

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The NWO set up an organized policy for adding new states

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Ratification

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Passing of the Constitution (9/13 states had to agree)

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What did the national government have to do if they needed money?

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They would have to ask the states for money

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What kind of national government did the AOC set up?

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A weak one

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Federalism

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When power is divided between a national government and several state governments

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Confederation

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A loose association of states formed for purposes of defense

17
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What things could the national government control?

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  • Declaring war
  • Borrowing money
  • Signing treaties
18
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What couldn’t the national government control?

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  • Foreign trade
  • Demanding troops for an army
  • Collecting taxes
  • Enforcing laws
19
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How many states had to agree to make a law?

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9/13

20
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How many states had to agree to change a law?

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All 13

21
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Shays’ Rebellion

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A rebellion that began in Massachusetts in 1786. The Massachusetts government raised taxes to help pay off debt which was harsh on poor farmers. Farmers couldn’t afford the tax so they rebelled against it. The national government was unable to step in. Wealthy people began to fear that state legislatures would become more responsive towards the poor people. This caused people to argue for a stronger central government.

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British refuse to leave their forts

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The British were supposed to leave the US “with convenient speed” according to the treaty.

  • US could not repay its debts to Britain
  • Britain refused to leave until debts were paid off
23
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Spain closes the Mississippi

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Spain refused to let US ships use the ports in New Orleans

  • This cut off Western farmers
  • Western farmers began to talk about setting up a separate country
24
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What did James Madison propose?

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-The Virginia Plan (a two-house legislature based on state population)

25
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Why did smaller states dislike the Virginia Plan?

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The Virginia Plan gave states with larger populations more power. Smaller states supported the New Jersey Plan which proposed a single-house congress with equal voting.

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Great Compromise

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Offered a two-house congress. Each state would have equal representation in the Senate and state’s population would determine its representation in the House of Representatives.

27
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3/5ths Compromise

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Allowed 3/5ths of a state’s slaves to be counted as part of the population.

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What powers were the national government given under the Constitution?

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Delegate powers- could control foreign affairs, control trade between states, etc.

29
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What powers did state government have under the Constitution?

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Reserved powers- providing/supervising education

state and national governments could tax and establish courts

30
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Checks & Balances

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Prevented one branch from dominating the others

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