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Social Studies
New Nation/New Government Study Stacks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the United State's First constitution called? | The Articles of Confederation |
| Why was there no executive branch in the Articles of Confederation? | The founding fathers were afraid that there was going to be a monarch that would have too much power |
| What was the main issue with Articles of Confederation? | There was a weak national government |
| What was the Virginia Plan? | The plan consists of a strong national government, three branches, a bicameral legislature, and the number of representatives each state had were based on population |
| Which states supported the Virginia Plan? | The states with larger populations |
| What was the New Jersey Plan? | The plan consists of a weak national government, three branches, a unicameral legislature, and causes states to be represented equally |
| Which states supported the New Jersey Plan? | The states with smaller populations |
| How was the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan combined to form the Great Compromise? | There was a bicameral legislature, and the number of representatives in the House of Representatives were based on population while the number of representatives in the Senate were based on equality |
| How many amendments were there in the constitution? | Twenty-seven |
| What are the first ten amendments of the constitution called? | Bill of Rights |
| How many states had to ratify the constitution for it to be approved? | Nine |
| Who were the men who represented Georgia at the constitutional convention? | Abraham Baldwin and William Few |
| What were federalist for? | They were for a strong national government |
| What were anti-federalist for? | They were for a weak national government |
| How did the three-fifths compromise work? | Three-fifth of the total slave population could count toward the total state population |
| How many electoral votes does Georgia have currently? | Sixteen |
| What are the three parts of the constitution? | The preamble, the seven articles, and the amendments necessary to the constitution |
| What were the three reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised? | There was a constant threat of attacks from European powers, all thirteen states had to agree on any laws for it to be passed, and there was no executive and judicial branch |
| Why were the Bill of Rights necessary? | It was needed because of the argument between the federalists and anti-federalists at the constitutional convention |
| What form of government does the United States have? | Republic |
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