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Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention
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1
What was one success of the Articles of Confederation?
Louisiana Purchase
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Electing George Washington President
Successfully fighting Britain in the French and Indian War
2
Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays’ rebellion?
Central government did not have a college system
Central government did not have a national court system
Central government did not have the power to control trade
Central government did not have strong central leadership
3
Why did the Articles of Confederation ultimately fail?
The articles established a strong central government
The articles gave too much power to the states
The articles gave Congress unlimited powers
The articles did not give enough power to the states
4
What are checks and balances?
Identical to states' rights
The local court system
indirectly elects the president
System keeping one branch from gaining too much power
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Why was the Bill of Rights added to the US Constitution?
Federalists & Anti-Federalists wanted a bill of rights
Anti-Federalists didnt support a constitution without rights
Federalists did not support a constitution without rights
Federalists swayed Anti-Federalists to ratify bill of rights
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The
Bill of Rights
was added to the United States Constitution to...
protect individuals' freedom
create a presidential cabinet
guarantee voting rights to all citizens
to survey and sell northern lands
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Why did the South support the 3/5th’s Compromise?
South gained representatives in the Senate.
South decreased representatives in House of Representatives.
South decreased representatives in the Senate.
South gained representatives in House of Representatives
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The Anti-Federalists...
opposed the ratification of the Constitution
were the men who shaped the constitution
indirectly elects the president
favored local governments
9
Why was the Great Compromise necessary at the Constitutional Convention?
Large states felt they'd be better as individual countries
Southern wanted a government system that preserved slavery.
Small states thought large states would dominate government.
Northern states wanted to abolish slavery and slave trade
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What in the new federal government reflected the goals of supporters of the New Jersey Plan?
the House of Representatives
the Senate
the Supreme Court
the president
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The Federalists......
were the men who shaped the constitution
were a system keeping one branch from gaining too much power
were supporters of the constitution
favored people controlling the local government more closely
12
At the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan appealed most to delegates of which states?
free states
slave states
states with large populations
states with small populations
13
Why did the North support the 3/5ths Compromise?
increased the amount of taxes paid by southern states.
increased the amount of federal judges in the South.
decreased the amount of federal judges in the South.
decreased the amount of taxes paid by southern states.
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The division of power between the central and state government is known as
Communism
Federalism
Americanism
Socialism
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Why was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 convened?
to respond to new economic threats from the British Crown
to bring together government and business leaders
To revise the Articles of Confederation & make them stronger
to replace Articles of Confederation with new constitution
