Articles of Confederation and Constitutional Convention only

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What is self government?

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government where people who live in a place make laws for themselves

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Under the Articles of Confederation the federal government COULD... declare war, establish an army, print money, create taxes, make peace treaties, give the right to bear arms?

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declare war, make peace treaties, make money

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Under the Articles of Confederation, congress could NOT

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establish an army

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Under the articles of confederation, congress could NOT

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control the right to bear arms

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Under the Articles of Confederation, did the states have more power than the federal government?

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True

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The Constitutional Convention was held to...

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discuss the Articles of Confederation

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The Constitutional Convention was held in

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Philadelphia, PA

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The Virginia Plan was presented by

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James Madison

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The Virginia Plan proposed

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3 branches of government and representation based on population

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The New Jersey plan suggested that

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we keep the 3 branches of government, but have equal votes for each state