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What was the major weakness in the
Articles of Confederation? |
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Definition
A major weakness of the
Articles of Confederation is that the central government could not tax citizens. |
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Who would likely disagree with the
supremacy clause of the constitution? |
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Definition
Antifederalists would be the
most likely to disagree with the
supremacy clause of the constitution. |
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What were American leaders most influenced by in creating a new government?
(political and intellectual traditions) |
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Definition
| American leaders were most influenced by the Magna Carta, the Enlightenment, and the Mayflower Compact. |
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Term
| What is checks and balances? |
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Definition
| The system of checks and balances includes the president's ability to veto a bill passed by Congress, the separation of powers, and Congress' ability to override a presidentail veto. |
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| How did the Northern and Southern state legislatures differ? |
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Definition
| The difference between Northern and Southern legislatures is that Northern legislators gradually passed laws to free the children of slaves born after a certain date. |
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| What were the problems the United States faced after the Revolutionary War? |
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Definition
| The problems the United States faced after the Revolutionary War were a brief depression, problems with foreign trade, and inflation. |
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Term
What is included in the
Articles of the Constitution? |
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Definition
| The Articles of the Constitution included the three branches of government, states rights, and the concept of national supremacy. |
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Term
| Why was the Second Continental Congress considered to be the first central government in the United States? |
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Definition
It can be said that the
Second Continental Congress
was the first central government in the
United States because it had a continuing existence and ran the country on a
day-to-day basis. |
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Term
| Under the Constitution, what did states have to give up? |
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Definition
| Under the Constitution, the states had to give up the right to print money, the right to tax imports, and the right to tax exports. |
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Term
Two steps in creating a
new system of government. |
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Definition
| The first step in creating a new system of government in the United States involved creating a government independent of England. The second step involved creating a central government. |
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Term
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Definition
| Another term for government officials. |
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A system of sharing power between the
states and the national government. |
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Definition
Treaty that officially ended the
Revolutionary War. |
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Definition
| Paper money printed by the continental congress. |
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Definition
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| A form of government in which power lies in representatives elected by the people. |
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Definition
Divided Congress into two houses,
one with equal representation and
one with representation based on population. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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Definition
The first constitution drafted
by the Continental Congress. |
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Definition
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Term
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Settled the debate over whether slaves
should be counted in determining
the number of representatives
a state should have in Congress. |
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