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11754-2017
Chap. 7 -John
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define constitution | A document of government that sets out the laws and principles |
| Define executed | Carried out |
| Define confederation | An alliance of independent states |
| Articles of Confederation | The first American constitution |
| Name four weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation | Some examples include no power to tax, regulate trade, no president or system of courts |
| Name three strengths of the Articles of Confederation | Some examples include declare war, coin money and appoint military officers |
| What was the Land Ordinances of 1785? | Set up a system of surveying and settling the west |
| What was the Northwest Ordinance? | Set up a system of government for the new states in the west |
| Define economic depression | A period of time when business activity slows, prices and wages fail and unemployment rises |
| What did Shays’ Rebellion prove? | The Articles of Confederation needed to be revised |
| Where did the Constitutional Convention take place? | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention? | To create a new government |
| Describe the Virginia Plan | They represent the large states with large populations and wanted representation based on population |
| Describe the New Jersey Plan | The represent the small states with small population and wanted equal representation |
| What branch of government did the Great Compromise create? | Legislative Branch |
| What are the two parts of Congress? | Senate and House of Representatives |
| How many Senators are there per state? | Two |
| How does the government figure out how many House of Representatives there are per state? | The census |
| What is the census? | It counts the population per state every ten years |
| Describe the Northern Plan | It represented Northern states with no slavery population for the House of Representatives |
| Describe the Southern plan | It represented Southern states with slavery the population for the House of Representatives |
| What was the 3/5 Compromise? | Three out of every five slaves would count toward the population |
| Why were the slaves upset about the 3/5 Compromise? | They received no social, political or economic rights |
| Who holds the final authority in government? | The people |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the Constitution |
| Preamble | The opening of the Constitution |
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