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| Gov. Tax on a gallon of gas |
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| Year the Constitution was finished |
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| How many out of the 41 delgates present on the last day of the Federal Convention DID NOT sign the Constitution. |
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| 3/41 did not sign. 37 signed. |
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No judicial branch
President had no power
Trade/commerce among states
Unicameral legislature |
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| The annapolis convention took place in _____ after the A.O.C fell one state short of ratifying an amendment levying a 5% tariff on all imported goods. |
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| What state did not send any delegates to the Annapolis Convention? |
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Virginia's ____________ proposed a new government with:
1) A president elected by the senate
2) A judicial branch
3) A bicameral Congress |
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| What 5 states introduced a plan to "revise, correct, and enlarge" the Articles of Confederation? |
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New Jersey
Delaware
Connecticut
Maryland
New York |
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| Delegates agreed that slaves count as 3/5 of population in determining the number of seats a state holds in the House of Representatives. |
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| "The most difficult branch" |
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| The 3 delegates that refused to sign the Constitution when the Federal Convention ended Sept. 17th, 1787 |
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Edmund Randolph
Elbridge Gerry
George Mason |
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| Issues that called for a second Federal Convention: |
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No Bill of Rights
Pardon power of the president
Term length of the president
treaties
slaves |
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| "National Federalist", "Constitutionalists" were/were not in favor of the Constitution and included ________, ___________, and __________. |
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| National Federalist supported the Constitution. Federalist included John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, who were also authors of the Federalist Papers. |
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| ___ out of ____ states were needed to ratify the Constitution. The last state to ratify was _______. |
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| 9/12 states needed. New Hamshpire became the 9th state to ratify the Constitution. |
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| What two states had their governors directly elected by popular vote? |
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| ____ out of 13 States had their own Bill of Rights in their state constitutions. |
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| AT the time of the first meeting of the Congress in 1789, what two states had not ratified the Constitution? |
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| ____________ (state) ratified the Constitution on the condition that a Bill of Rights be amended to the Constitution. |
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Massachusetts
-Ma. also had the 2nd oldest Bill of Rights in their State Constitution by 1787 |
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| __________ opposed Alexander Hamilton's view that a Bill of Rights would be unnecessary. |
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| James Madison - also opposed Bill of Rights: BUT by 1789 "Circumstances are now changed." |
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| Madison called upon Congress to amend a Bill of Rights. |
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| The Civil Rights Act, sgined into law by President Lydon Johnson, ended workplace discrimination and established the |
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EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
35% disc. complaints based on race
30% on sex
20% age
10% religion |
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