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U. S. History Ch 5

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A government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives.   Republic  
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Republicanism   The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people  
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What relics of the colonial period survived in the new system of government?   Balancing the interests of the several states with those of the nation.  
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Type of government in which two levels of government shared fundamental powers.   Articles of Confederation.  
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Plan for surveying the land west of the Appalachians and north of the Ohio River   Land Ordinance of 1785.  
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787   A proceedure for dividing last into territories.  
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True or False, The Articles of Confederation created no separate executive branch.   True  
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True or False, Under the Articles of Confederation congress could enact and collect taxes.   False  
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Shay's Rebellion   Farmers' Protest  
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September 1786   Meeting to discuss issue of interstate trade.  
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Who called for the convention of 1786?   James Madison and Alexander Hamilton  
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Who suggested the Great Compromise?   Roger Sherman  
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Suggestion of a two-house congress   Great Compromise  
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Why was the Great Compromise a success?   It pleased both those who favored government by the people and those who wanted to preserve state rights.  
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Three-Fifths Compromise   Called for three-fifths of a state's slaves to be counted as population.  
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System of government that divided power between the national government and the state governments.   Federalism  
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What are the powers of the Legislative branch?   To make laws  
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What are the powers of the Executive branch?   To carry out laws.  
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What are the powers of the Judicial branch?   To interpret the laws.  
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Checks and balances   System to prevent one branch of government from dominating the others.  
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What are delegated powers?   Powers granted to the national government.  
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What are reserved powers?   Powers kept by the states.  
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Providing and supervising education, establishing marriage laws, and regulating trade within a state   Reserved powers.  
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Control of foreign affairs, providing national defense, regulating trade between states, and coining money.   Delegated powers.  
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What are the three branches of governemt?   Legislative branch, Executive branch, Judicial branch  
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Electorial College   The group of electors chosen by the states.  
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Ratification   Official approval  
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How many states were required for ratification of the constitution?   Nine states  
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Federalists   Favored the new Constitution's balance of power between the states and the national governments.  
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Opposed having a strong central government and were against the Constitution.   Antifederalists.  
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Antifederalist argument against the Constitution   Lack of protection of individual rights.  
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The Federalist   Series of 85 essays defending the Constitution.  
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Who wrote The Federalist?   Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.  
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First ten amendments to the constitution.   Bill of Rights  
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Democracy   Government directly by the people.  
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Why did new states fear a democracy?   Placed too much power in the hands of the uneducated masses.  
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What was the difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?   The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government. The Constitution created a strong central government.  
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Which state did not attend the Constitutional convention of 1787?   Rhode Island  
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Virginia Plan   Envisioned a bicameral legislature with both houses having membership proportional to population.  
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True or False, The Virginia Plan was favored by big states.   True  
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New Jersey plan   called for each state's representation in each house to be equal to every other state's.  
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True or False, The New Jersey plan was favored by smaller states.   True  
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True or false, Under the Great Compromise each state would have equal representation in the Senate.   True  
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True or False, Under the Great Compromise the size of the population of each state would determine its representation in the House of Representatives   True  
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True or False, Articles of Confederation gave the federal government power to levy taxes, borrow money, establish uniform duties and excise taxes.   False, those powers were guaranteed in the Constitution.  
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True or False, Under the Constitution the national government also had the power to raise and maintain an army and navy and to regulate interstate commerce.   True  
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What was the basic difference between the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?   The land ordinance called for surveyors to stake out six-mile-square plots, called townships, in the western land. The northwest ordinance described how this land they established would be governed.  
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The Land Ordinance of 1785   Established a plan for dividing the land into townships of 36 square miles.  
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The land ordinance of 1785 divided the northwest territory?   Into townships and lots  
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Why did the antifederalists demand the bill of rights?   They distrusted centralized governments because they had betrayed them before (monarchy under the british). They just wanted to make sure even the government had guidelines that it could not break; they wanted to be protected from the government  
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Who was elected presiding officer of the convention of 1787?   George Washington  
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True or False, During the debate on the Constitution the federalists promised to add a bill of rights in order to get the Constitution ratified?   True  
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Who were the leading federalists?   George Washington, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton  
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Who were the leading anti-federalists?   Revolutionary heroes and leaders such as Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams and Richard Henry Lee.  
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True or False, The Federalist was an Anti-federalist publication?   False, the Federalist provided and analysis and an explanation of constitutional provisions.  
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