NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STATES UNDER THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

• CONFEDERATION: WEAK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

• NO COMMON CURRENCY

• DIFFERENT NAVIES

• CONFEDERATION: STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

WHAT WAS THE SOLUTION TO THIS WEAK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT?

• FEDERAL SYSTEM

• POWER IN THE HANDS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

• DEBATE AND COMPROMISE

• SECOND CONSTITUTION

DEBATE AND COMPROMISE WERE ESSENTIAL TO ...

• MAKE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GAIN MORE POWER

• AVOID CIVIL WAR

WHAT WAS THE MAIN PROBLEM (DEBATE) REGARDING REPRESENTATION?

• EQUAL REPRESENTATION VS PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

• EQUAL REPRESENTATION VS RELATIVE REPRESENTATION

• BALANCED REPRESENTATION VS RELATIVE REPRESENTATION

HOW WAS THE PREVIOUS DEBATE SOLVED? (COMPROMISE)

• PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION WON

• EQUAL REPRESENTATION WON

• 2 HOUSES (SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE STABLISHED

IN AN ... CITIZENS CHOSE REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH AN ELECTING BODY.

THE ELECTING BODY IS CALLED ...

THE MAIN AIM OF THE SYSTEM OF ... IS TO MAKE THE GOVERNMENT FAIR. NO BRANCH CAN BE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE OTHERS.

CAN CONGRESS MAKE CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION?

• YES

• NO