Government Constitution Review Quizlet
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- Q1The name of the first national government in the U.S. Was created to unite the 13 states during the Revolutionary War.Articles of Confederation30s
- Q2Government that controls the entire country.Federal Government30s
- Q3Governments that control an individual state.State Government30s
- Q4States given too much power, thought that they were more important that the federal/national government.Problems Of The Articles Of Confederation: Sectionalism30s
- Q5U.S. government could not repay France & Spain for money borrowed during the Revolutionary War.Problems Of The Articles Of Confederation: War Debts30s
- Q6Each state had its own form of money/currency. Limited trade between states.Problems Of The Articles Of Confederation: Different Forms Of Money30s
- Q7States fought over land near the Great Lakes. Government passed Northwest Ordinance which divided this area into new states.Problems Of The Articles Of Confederation: Conflict Over Land30s
- Q8A document that creates the structure/laws of a government.Constitution30s
- Q9Meeting held in Philadelphia, Pa. to strengthen the national/federal government.Constitutional Convention30s
- Q10The state governments were created stronger than the federal government because it was feared that if the federal government was too strong, it would abuse its power like Parliament did.Articles of Confederation (Why Federal Government Weak)30s
- Q11Created the two houses of Congress (Senate, House of Representatives) as it tried to solve the issue of representation of each state. Senate used equal representation, House of Representatives based it on population.Great Compromise30s
- Q12Tried to solve the issue of counting slaves as part of a state's population (3/5 of the entire slave population). This impacted representation within the House of Representatives.3/5 Compromise30s
- Q13Placing the power in the hands of the people. Example: votingPopular Sovereignty30s
- Q14People can control what the government can/cannot do. Ex: ProtestLimited Government30s
- Q15Division of power between the state and federal governments.Federalism30s