AOC to Constitution

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What year was the Constitution written?

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1787

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Where was it written?

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Philadelphia, PA

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One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

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The inability of Congress to tax.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote.

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What did Shays' Rebellion mark the need for?

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a stronger central government

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Which two groups debated the ratification of the new Constitution? Options: loyalists and revolutionaries, Federalists and Anti-federalists, Democratic Party and Whig Party, executive and judicial branch

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Federalists and Anti-federalists

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The major reason Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the Constitution was because they believed

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Individual rights were not adequately protected

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Which idea guided the development of the Articles of Confederation? A strong central government would threaten the rights of the people, All the people should be granted the right to vote., Most power should rest with the judicial branch., Only the central government would have the power to levy taxes.

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A strong central government would threaten the rights of the people

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Which leaders were known as Federalists? Options: Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, George Mason and Patrick Henry, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

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Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

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The first constitution of the United States was called _____________________--

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Articles of Confederation