QSE 2 Review

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the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches

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checks and balances

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The United States first form of national government was established by the -

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Articles of Confederation

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The ----- wanted representation in Congress based on state population.

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Virginia Plan

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This compromise solved the conflict over counting slaves towards representation in Congress.

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3/5ths Compromise

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This compromise settled the dispute over representation in Congress by satisfying big and small states. Created a bicameral (two-part) Congress.

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Great Compromise

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Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation

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Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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It increased the political influence of the South

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This list provides examples of - 8.5(A)

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domestic issues faced by the leaders of the new republic

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A major reason Thomas Jefferson supported the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was that it —

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gave the United States control of the Mississippi River

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8.6B

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The decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was important because it —

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established the Supreme Court's power to judge the constitutonality of laws

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8.18B