Articles & Constitution

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What was the first written set of laws that governed all of the United States?

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Articles of Confederation

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Under the Articles of Confederation, which group had the most power?

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state governments

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What caused Shays's Rebellion?

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Farmers were angry about their rising debt.

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The Antifederalists opposed ratifying the Constitution because they feared

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that without a Bill of Rights individual freedom would not be protected.

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What compromise settled the issue of counting slaves towards a states' population?

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Three-fifths compromise

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One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

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tax

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How many states must ratify a Constitutional Amendment?

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3/4 of all of the states

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What event "showed" Congress how weak the Articles of Confederation was?

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Shays's Rebellion

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Each branch of the federal (national) government has the ability to limit, or control, the powers of the other two branches​.

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Checks and Balances

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What is checks & balances?

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Each branch of government has jobs to make sure other branches don't become too powerful.