Founding Principles

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Which document is characterized by these attributes?

• Congress could not levy and collect taxes
• Congress could not regulate interstate or foreign trade
• There was no national court system to settle disputes
• The thirteen separate states lacked national unity

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Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation gave the states

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more power than the national government.

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According to the chart, Congress could not

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force states to obey its laws.

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A major weakness of government under the Articles of Confederation was that

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the national government could not enforce its laws

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How did Shays' Rebellion lead to the creation of the Constitution?

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The rebellion helped reveal the flaws in having a weak federal government under the Articles of Confederation.

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What was the significance of Shays' Rebellion?

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The federal government realized it needed the power to enforce federal law.

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In 1787, Congress called a meeting about the Articles of Confederation

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to make the national government stronger.

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Which Americans were represented at the Constitutional Convention? Native Americans, Women, African Americans, White men who owned land

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White men who owned land

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What was the New Jersey Plan?

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a government plan that called for a one house legislature with each state having one vote

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What was the Virginia Plan?

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a government plan calling for a two house legislature with representation based on state population