A More Perfect Union

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One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not

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impose taxes

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What was a long-term effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

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Territories eventually became states.

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Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
how to respond to the interests of foreign countries,
how to balance the concerns of farmers and ranchers,
how to balance the interests of large and small states,
how to get agreement between the eastern and western states

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how to balance the interests of large and small states

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Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?
an end to slavery,
an elected president,
two houses of Congress,
three branches of government

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three branches of government

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What issue was settled by the Great Compromise?

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representation in Congress

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What was the greatest concern of the opponents to the Constitution?

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giving up states' power to form a stronger union.

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Which of these describes a federal system of government? Options: Government is run by one political party. A single leader makes all of the government decisions. Individual states have power over the national government. Power is shared by the national and state governments.

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Power is shared by the national and state governments.

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How did the southern states want each slave to be counted?

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the same as any other person

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What did the Virginia Plan propose?

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two houses of Congress with representation based on state population

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The delegates decided that the president and vice president should be chosen by

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the Electoral College