A New Nation

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What was the first governing document of the United States?

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Articles of Confederation

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Who was in charge of the government under the Articles of Confederation?

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The Continental Congress

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What would an Anti-federalist believe?

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the states should have more power

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Which branch of the government is the Supreme Court in?

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judicial

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What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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there was no national currency or money

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What were the two political parties in early America?

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Federalists and Anti-federalists

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_____________ is when power is shared between the states and the nation.

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federalism

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What is the name of the group that wrote the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

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Continental Congress

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Under the Articles of Confederation the U.S. had no national military, why was this a problem?

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the U.S. could not defend itself