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| Famous Line from Declaration of Independence |
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| We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by thier creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness |
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| Purpose of the Articles of Confederation |
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| To establish a firm league of friendship among the states |
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| Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation |
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| All 13 states were needed to ratify the AoC, Congress did not have the power to tax, Congress did not have the power to regulate trade between the States, there was no Executive or Judicial Branch |
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| Problems Between States during the Aoc |
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| States taxed one another's goods and even banned some trade, and they printed their own money |
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| Representation at the Constitutional Convention, in Philadelphia |
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| Twelve of the 13 states, all but Rhode Island, sent delegates |
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| Two Men who were very active at the Constitutional Convention |
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| James Madison and Alexander Hamilton |
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| Largely the work of James Madisom. The Legislature of Congress would be Bicameral. Representation in each house was to be based upon the states' population or the amount of money they contributed to the central government. House of Reps were to be elected by the people. Senate was to be selected by the House of Reps, and the senate selects a National Executive and a National Judiciary which together would form a Council of Revision |
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| Retained the unicameral Congress of the Confederation. Called for a federal executive of more than one person. The federal judiciary would be composed of a single supreme Tribunal, appointed by the executive |
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| Congress should be composed of two houses, the senate that has equal representation of each state, and the house of reps which would be based of the state's population. There would also be three branches of government, the Judical Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Legislative Branch |
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| It provided that all free persons should be accounted for in the population, and three fifths of all other persons |
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| Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise |
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| Congress was fordidden the power to tax the export of goods from any State. It was also forbidden the power to act on the slave trade for a period of at least 20 years |
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| Federalists and the Anti-Federalists |
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| The two groups that emerged in each of the states during the ratification of the Constitution |
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| Two Major problems of the Constitution |
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| The greatly increased power of the central government and the lack of a Bill of Rights |
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