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Creating a New Government Flashcards

1
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What were the Articles of Confederation?

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First national government/constitution of the states

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How were the Articles deigned?

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Purposefully weak

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What were the two fears of the states?

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Having a strong central government and state domination

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T or F: The Articles of Confederation established a unicameral legislature.

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True

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What was a unicameral legislature?

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Only had one house

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Who had more power under the AOC: states or government?

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States

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What were some weaknesses of the AOC?

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Gave states way more power than the government, couldn’t enforce the laws, states had no unity…

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What did the AOC allow congress to do?

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Ask for money from states
Start an army/navy
Conduct foreign affairs

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What could congress not do under the AOC?

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Tax the states
Enforce laws
Force people to fight in the army/navy
Control the states

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10
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What was Shay’s Rebellion?

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A rebellion made by farmers in attempt to stop taxes on farmer

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Who was the leader of Shay’s Rebellion?

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Daniel Shay

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Why were the farmers in debt?

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Many were veterans of the war and they were not paid back for their service

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13
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What year was the Rebellion in?

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1786-1787

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14
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What was the most significant impact of the rebellion?

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It made states realize they needed a stronger government because they could do nothing about the fighting

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15
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What did congress do about the fighting?

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Nothing because they had to power

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16
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What was the meeting called to amend the AOC?

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Constitutional Congress

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17
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What was the original purpose of the CC?

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To amend the AOC

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18
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What ended up happening to the AOC?

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They threw it out and started a whole new document

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What was the VA Plan?

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Proposed a bicameral legislature with the number of legislatures based on state population

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20
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Who created the VA Plan?

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James Madison

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21
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What kind of states did the VA Plan favor?

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Large states

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What powers did the government have under the VA Plan?

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Could veto state laws, regulate commerce between states, and tax

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What were the two houses in the VA Plan legislature?

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Senate and house of representative

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How many branches did the VA Plan offer?

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3: executive (with a strong president), judicial, and legislative

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What is a bicameral legislature?

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Two houses

26
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What was the NJ Plan?

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Proposed a unicameral government with the number of legislatures based on equal representation

27
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Who made the NJ Plan?

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William Patterson

28
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What kind of states did the NJ Plan favor?

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Small states

29
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What kind of government did the NJ Plan create?

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A weak government

30
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What king of government did the VA Plan create?

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A strong government

31
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What powers did the government have under the NJ Plan?

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Tax, regulate commerce, but no veto of state laws

32
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How many branches did the NJ Plan have?

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1: legislature

33
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What was the great compromise?

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Proposed a bicameral government with both equal representation and proportional representation (based on state population)

34
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Who created the great compromise?

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Rodger Sherman

35
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What was another name for the Great Compromise?

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The Connecticut compromise

36
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What kind of government did the compromise make?

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A strong government

37
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What powers did the govenrment have under the compromise?

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Tax states, regulate commerce, couldn’t veto but forbade states from doing anything crazy

38
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What type of system did the compromise make?

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Federalism

39
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What were the two houses under the great compromise?

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Senate and house of representatives

40
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Which house had which representation under the Great Compromise?

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Senate = equal rep
House of rep = based on population

41
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How many branches did the government have under the great compromise?

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3: executive, judicial, legislature

42
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What was another problem with the population of each state?

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The southern states had many slaves

43
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Why did the southern states want the slaves to be added to the population?

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Because they would get more representation and more political power in the house of reps

44
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How did the northern states feel about slaves being added to the population?

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They did not want southern states to get more power even though they had slaves themselves

45
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What was the compromise called related to slavery?

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3/5ths compromise

46
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What was the 3/5ths compromise?

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For every 5 slaves, 3 white men were added to the population

47
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What did everyone believe the delegates were doing with the AOC?

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Amending them

48
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How did delegates change the ratification process?

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Took the decision away from state legislatures and said 9/13 states had to approve

49
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What did this new constitution do to the people?

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Created two separate groups known as the feds and anti-feds

50
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What did the feds favor?

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The new constitution and a strong central government

51
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Who were three important Feds?

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Hamilton, Washington, and Madison

52
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What did anti-Feds favor?

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The AOC and a weak central government

53
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What did the anti-Feds want added to the constitution?

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A bill of rights

54
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What is a bill of rights?

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A list of human rights that protects the people from the government

55
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Who were some important anti-Feds?

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Sam Adams, Hancock, and Patrick Henry

56
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What were the essays written by the Feds?

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85 essays that stressed the important of the Constitution and a strong central government, and separation of powers would prevent too much power in one branch

57
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Who eventually wrote a bill of rights?

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James madison

58
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What plan won in the CC?

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Great Compromise

59
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T or F: They did not get enough votes for ratifying the Constitution

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False: they did get enough votes

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