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- A federation is a form of government in which power is divided between state governments and a national government.
- How many Amendments were ratified under the Articles of Confederation?
- There were two Plans being considered by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention. Which of the following was NOT one of the Plans being considered?
- How many delegates met in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787 to discuss revising the Articles of Confederation?
- What is the greatest accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation?
- To settle the debate on how many "other people" (slaves) would be considered in a state's population, the delegates agreed on The 4/5 Compromise
- Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government could make money, but could not
- Based on the new Constitution, how many Senators were to come from each state?
- What was the name of the Compromise at the Constitutional Convention that created the framework for the Constitution?
- When the delegates met in Philadelphia in May of 1787, they planned to only make changes to the Articles of Confederation
- Who proposed a compromise of the two Plans?
- In the Great Compromise, there are two houses of Congress in the Legislative Branch, and Upper and a Lower House. Both of them are filled based on a state's population
- Why is it difficult to make decisions under the Articles of Confederation?
- The leaders also looked to the ____ that King John of England signed in 1215.
- Independence and public service were encouraged and they did not want ______ to take over.
- Rome eventually became a ___ under the ruler Caesar Augustus. This is a government in which one person or small group holds complete authority.
- ___ was also encouraged and included in the Northwest Ordinance. Jefferson warned them about not being ignorant.
- under the constitution laws pass by congress rn-not the state
- how many states had to agree in order of the articles to be changed
- gave large and small states the same power