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The Articles of Confederation was the FIRST system of government |
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| Under the Articles of Confederation each state rec'd ______ votes regardless of size. |
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| 1 one reglardless of size |
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| The VA Plan favored ________ states |
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| Large states - VA Plan favored |
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a plan for government that called for a bicameral legislative branch.
State representation would be determinded by size of state. |
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| The NJ plan favored _________ states |
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| Under the NJ plan each state got ________ votes |
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| equal votes regardless of size of state |
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| _________ resulted from the VA and NJ plan |
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| What was the 3/5 compromise |
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| south wanted slaves to count towards population but not towards taxes. north did not think this was fair. so the compromise was that slaves would count as 3/5 of a person for both representation and taxation. |
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| the division of powers between state and national government |
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| Seperation of powers is... |
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| the division of nation government into 3 branches each with its own powers |
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| the belief that people hold the final ruling power |
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| insures than no one branch gains too much powers because if one branch wants to do something the other has to check them |
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| what are the 3 main branches of government |
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1. executive
2. legislative
3. judicial |
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| Unicameral and bicameral mean |
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unicameral = having a one house legislature.
bicameral - having a 2 house legislature |
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| how would the executive branch check the legislative branch |
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| veto-ing a bill passed by congress |
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| how would the judicial branch check the legislative and executive branches? |
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| ruling a law unconstitutional |
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| how would the legislative branch check the executive branch? |
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| over-ruling a presidential veto |
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| who wrote the Bill of Rights? |
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| what was the first ammendment? |
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| freedom of speech, assembly, petition, religion |
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| what is the Bill of Rights? |
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| The Bill of Rights is a section added to the Constitution to protect the rights of the people |
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| How many ammendments does the bill of Rights cover? |
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| The Constitution created a strong ____________ government |
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