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| A govt. organized around congress |
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| What are the Articles of conederation weaknesses? |
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| what political reason was the weakness of the articles of confederation? |
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| How did border disputes, trade problems, disputes between the states, and shays rebellion lead to the formation of a new government? |
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| It showed weaknesses of the Articles of confederation |
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| What role did george washington play in the events leading to the constitutional convention? |
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| Cammander in cheif/ general |
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| Compare the New Jersey and Virginia plan |
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New Jersey: small states, equal
Virginia: Large states, based on population |
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| what role did the promise of a bill of rights play in the ratification of the constitution? |
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| What were the major compromises made at the constitutional convention? |
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connetocuit compromise
3/5 |
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| 1 central govt. and 1 local govt. |
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| What are the provisions of aricle 1 through 4 |
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| congress, press, judicial |
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| What are and who exercises reserved, enumerated, and concurrent powers? |
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| Inderect democracy and powere comes from the people |
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| list the three main purposes of government |
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protection
public order
judicial conflict |
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| what was the first form of our national government? |
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| how many states do you need to ratify the constitution? |
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| the constitution set up which form of government? |
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| what are the four different origins of government? |
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| what was the first document to take power away from the king and queen? |
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| the founding fathers had to create a balance between _____ and ______ |
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| when was the constitution born? |
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| how many houses did the virginia plan call for? how was it to be determined? who supported the virginia plan? |
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| 2, population, large states |
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| those who supported the constitution were called: |
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| the federalist had to peruade the anti federalists by summarizing their arguments in a collection of persuasive essays called the: |
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the federalist
their were 85 essays |
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| why did the anti federalist agree to finally ratify the constitution? |
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| the constitution was based of the principle of: |
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popular soverignty
rule by the people |
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| the constitution set up a _____ of ______ among the three braches of government |
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| what were the three parts of the constitution? |
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preamble
articles
amendments |
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| the first ten amendments are called the: |
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