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Chapter 5 Flashcards

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T or F: The Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War did not allow British lender to recover the money that American merchants owed them.

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False

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T or F: The Confederate Congress had executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

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False

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T or F: The Virginia plan proposed scrapping the Articles of Confederation entirely and creating a new national government

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True

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T or F: Under the New Jersey plan, congress would have 2 houses, with members of the first house elected by the people and members of the second house elected by the first house.

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False

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T or F: The Great Compromise proposed that in the Senate, each state would have equal representation

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True

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T or F: The Federalists chose their name to emphasize that they favored a strong central government.

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False

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T or F: Opponents of the Constitution were called Antifederalists because they opposed a federalist form of government.

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False

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The Articles of Confederation gave the Federation Congress all of the following powers EXCEPT the power to …

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Impose taxes

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After the Revolutionary War, the taxes and restrictions the states imposed on imported goods caused British merchants to …

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Land their goods at states that had the lowest taxes or fewest restrictions

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News of Shay’s rebellion and unrest elsewhere convinced the Congress to …

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Call a convention of the states to revise the Articles of Confederation

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The only state that did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention was…

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Rhode Island

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11
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The Virginia plan would benefit …

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Large states with many people

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Amending the Constitution requires …

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Proposal and ratification

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People pushing for ratification of the Constitution called themselves …

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Federalists

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The real issue for opponents of the Constitution was whether the national government …

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Or state government would supreme

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What causes this effect: The states began setting up customs posts in their borders and levying taxes on one another’s goods.

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The Confederation Congress was not allowed to regulate commerce.

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Loyalists could not recover the property confiscated from them during the Revolutionary War because …

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The Confederation Congress could not compel the states to fulfill this agreement

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Shay’s rebellion started because …

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The government of Massachusetts decided to raise money to pay off its debts instead of issuing paper money.

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The delegate chosen as presiding officer of the Constitutional convention was …

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George Washington

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19
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The Constitutional Convention had to balance states’ rights with the need for …

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A stronger national government

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The meetings during the Constitutional Convention were closed to the public to …

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Help ensure honest and open discussion free from outside political pressures

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21
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Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Virginia Plan?

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The national legislature would have one house based on population

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The government set forth in the Constitution is a federal system because it …

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Divides power between national and state governments

23
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The Antifederalists include …

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Western farmers far from the coast

24
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The right to ____ is guaranteed by the Second Amendment

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Have guns

25
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Because of a border dispute, Spain stopped Americans from depositing their goods on Spanish territory and the moth of the ________ River.

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Mississippi

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_______ is a decline in the value of money.

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Inflation

27
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The Constitutional Convention was held in the city of ______

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Philadelphia

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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention voted to base further negotiations on the _______ Plan.

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Virginia

29
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For the constitution to take effect, _____ of the 13 states had to ratify it.

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9

30
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The principle of ________ means rule by the people.

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Popular sovereignty

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The delegates of the Constitutional Convention created a system of ___________ to prevent any one of the three branches of government from becoming more powerful

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Checks & balances

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The two houses of Congress make up the _____ branch of government.

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Legislative

33
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Edmund Randolph and George Mason opposed the Constitution because the believed it should have included_____

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Bill of rights

34
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Who voiced the Connecticut Compromise?

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Roger Sherman

35
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Who kept a record of the Convention debates?

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James Madison

36
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Who was chosen to become the first president?

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George Washington

37
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Who was elderly at the time of the Constitutional Convention, whose experience and good humor helped smooth the debates

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Benjamin Franklin

38
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Governor of Virginia who presented the Virginia Plan

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Edmund Randolph

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Main author of the Virginia Plan

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James Madison

40
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Proposed the New Jersey plan

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William Patterson

41
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Chaired the convention committee to resolve the differences between the large and small states

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Benjamin Franklin

42
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Delayed the final vote in New York until news arrived that New Hampshire and Virginia had both ratified

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Alexander Hamilton

43
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Unable to attend the Constitutional Convention because he was serving as an American minister to France

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Thomas Jefferson

44
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Headed by a president

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Executive

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Makes laws

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Legislative

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Interprets laws

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Judicial

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Implements and enforces laws

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Executive

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Renders judgment in cases involving laws

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Judicial

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Has veto power

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Executive

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May override vetoes

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Legislative

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May impeach government officials

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Legislative

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Once appointed, federal members serve for life

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Judicial

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