US Constitution

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To change or add to

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Amend

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To take back or out

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Repeal

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Representative of a state

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Delegate

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3 branches monitor each other

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Checks and balances

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Dividing the power

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Separation of Power

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To come to an agreement

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Compromise

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First US constitution did not work, it gave the states too much power. Options: Checks and balances, Separation of Power, Compromise, 1776 the Articles of Confederation

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1776 the Articles of Confederation

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Each state had one representative, no federal branches, states had the power to tax

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Articles of Confederation

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Protesters led by Daniel Shays upset they couldn’t pay their debts, showed how weak the Articles of Confederation was.

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Shays Rebellion

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For a strong central Government & a constitution

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Federalists