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| Parliament, which was part of the goverment, exerted power over the which elected legislature? |
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| what requirments did you need to have to be able to vote? |
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had to be:
white male
21 years or older
own land |
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| Most colonists were unhappy with th egovernors appointed by who? |
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| Where were the individual rights protected in several states? |
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| In the Articles of Confederation, how many branches of government were there? |
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| In the Articles of Confederation, what was the name of the legislative branch? |
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| With every state having one vote, how many of the 13 colonies had to approve the laws? (In the Articles of Confederation) |
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| the legislative power was limited to what? |
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-dealing with foreign nations and Native Americans
-make laws
-coin or borrow money
-run a postal service |
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| What were the strenghts of the Articles of Confederation? |
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-won independance from Britain
-negotiate the peace treaty
-the states and natives established rules for setting new lands and creating new states |
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| What were the weaknessess of the Articles of Confederation? |
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-no authority to regulate trade or collect trade
-could not protect land from foreign occupation
-couldn't stop public unrest as shown in Shays rebelion |
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Issue:How to encourage debate during the convention without public pressure
what is the solution? |
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| Solution: Convention delegates voted to hold discussions in secret |
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Issue: How to create a stronger national government with more powers than under the Articles of Confederation
What is the solution provided by the Virginia Plan? |
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Solution:
-create a government with 3 branches
-seperate congress into 2 houses |
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| Who authored the Virginia Plan? |
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issue: How many people should lead the executive branch
what is the solution reached after a vote? |
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| what was the solution proposed by the Virginia Plan for the two houses of the legeslative branch? |
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Solution:
Virginia: elect representatives according to population |
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| what was the solution proposed by the New Jersey Plan for the two houses of the legeslative branch? |
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| New Jersey: Each state has an equal vote(s) regardless of its population |
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| What was the solution reached by the Great Compromise? |
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House of Reps.is based on population
senates is represented equally |
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| Who suggested the Great Compromise? |
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| what does the Preamble say? |
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| "We the people of the United States,... in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." |
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