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WorksheetsChapter 8: Confederation of Constitution
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins
Place where weapons are stored
(a)
impose or raise a tax
(a)
act of official confirmation
(a)
state, country or nation in which people elect representatives to govern them.
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Law that described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed
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law that established a plan for dividing the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian mountains
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National legislative body formed by the Articles of Confirmation
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Plan for national government ratified in 1781. The first government of the United States was established by this.
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Lands northwest of the Appalachians, covered by the Land Ordinance of 1785
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Not siding with one country or another
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Why did the states want/need a national government?
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What ideas were important for them to include in a government?
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What were the state constitutions?
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When were the AOC first discussed?
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What kind of government was the AOC?
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Who had the more power with the AOC?
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By July 1778, how many states has ratified the AOC?
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Why were some states unhappy with the AOC?
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What happened eventually to all the states?
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Who did the states Gave up their western claims to?
(a)
Who was the last state to ratify the AOC?
(a)
Was the AOC able to:
Conduct foreign affairs
Yes
No
Was the AOC able to:
Declare war and make peace
Yes
No
Was the AOC able to:
issue or borrow money
yes
no
Was the AOC able to:
control western territories
yes
no
Was the AOC able to:
control Native American affairs
Yes
no
Was the AOC able to:
run postal service
yes
no
Was the AOC able to:
establish executive branch
yes
no
Was the AOC able to:
enforce national laws
yes
no
Was the AOC able to:
enact and collect taxes
yes
no
Was the AOC able to:
regulate interstate or foreign trade
yes
no
Was the AOC able to:
establish federal courts
yes
no
Was the AOC able to:
amend the articles
yes
no
What were the problems with GB with the AOC?
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What were the problems with Spain with the AOC?
(part 1)
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What were the problems with Spain with the AOC?
(part 2)
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What were the problems with Spain with the AOC?
(part 3)
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What were the problems with Spain with the AOC?
(part 4)
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What were the problems with the AOC?
(domestic)
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Did every state in the united states have a state constitution?
Yes
No
Why did each state have a state constitution?
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18th century movement that emphasized the use of reason and the scientific method to obtain knowledge
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Britain's chief lawmaking body
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addition to a document
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a systemin which more than one half of a group holds the power to make decisions binding the entire group
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first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
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ratification essays published in New York newspapers
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people who supported ratification of the Constitution
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system of government in which power is shared between the national (or federal) government and the state
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people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
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the ability of each branch of government to exercise, checks, or controls over the other branches
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government department that enforces laws. Apart of Virginia plan
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government department that interprets laws. Apart of Virginia plan
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government department that makes laws. Apart of Virginia Plan
(a)
people who helped create the U.S. Constitution
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prominent adviser to the Constitutional Convention. Took many detailed notes on the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention.
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1787 meeting at which the U.S. Constitution was created. SS delegates attended
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Proposal for a two-house legislature with representation according to each state's population or wealth
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Proposal for a legislature in which each state would have one vote
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Agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on the state's population in the other house
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agreement that three-fifths of a state's slave population would be counted for representation and taxation
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What was the meeting in Annapolis about?
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What did they realized at the Annapolis meeting?
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Why did they call a Constitutional Convention?
G=government
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Who was represented at the Constitutional Convention?
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Who wasn't represented at the Constitutional Convention?
Amer = Americans
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At the Constitutional Convention, what was G Wash role?
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Who were at the Constitutional Convention?
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What were the founders apart of?
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Where the founders well-known?
yes
no
2 houses, both representation (vote) was based on population
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Who liked the Virginia Plan?
(a)
Why did Big states like the Virginia Plan?
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1 house, equal vote
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Who liked the New Jersey Plan?
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Why did the smaller states like the New Jersey Plan?
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What problems did the Continental Congress successfully address?
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Who created/presented the Great Compromise?
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How many houses did the Great Compromise have?
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What were the houses the Great Compromise had?
HOR=house of representatives
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What was the voting in Senate?
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What was the voting in the House of Representatives?
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What was the second problem the convention solved?
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When was the Great Compromise passed by the delegates and sent to the states for ratification?
July 16, 1787
Sept 17, 1787
What is the 3/5 compromise solve?
prob = problem
rep = representation
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What amount of slaves were counted towards taxes and population for representation because of the 3/5 compromise?
(a)
3/5 o enslaved to count towards what?
(a)
When was the 3/5 Compromise sent out to the states and passed by the delegates?
July 16, 1787
Sept 17, 1787
What did the federalists want?
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What did antifederalists not want?
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Federalists and Antifederalists had very different ideas about how...
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What were the antifederalists concerned about because of the Constitution?
(part 1)
gov = government
(a)
What were the antifederalists concerned about because of the Constitution?
(part 2)
(a)
What was written to address the concerns of the antifederalists?
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Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
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What were in the Bill of Rights?
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What was the purpose of The Federalist Papers?
const = Constitution
(a)
Who wrote The Federalist Papers?
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Difference of AOC and Constitution?
(part 1)
nw = not work
(a)
Difference of AOC and Constitution?
(part 2)
c = constitution
gvt = government
w = worked
(a)
Who wanted the Bill of RIghts?
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What did the Bill of Right help the antifederalists with?
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What is purpose of amending Constitution?
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What were the rights the antifederalist wanted secured?
(part 1)
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What were the rights the antifederalist wanted secured?
(part 2)
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Main antifederalists
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How was the gvt set up - Constitution?
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Why was the Constitution set up with limited powers?
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How did the Constitution protect the people's rights?
gvt = government
(a)
Where are the Bill of Rights?
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