EOC Vocabulary Review

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How did Shays' Rebellion affect the government of the nation?

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It prompted calls for a stronger national government.

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Which of the following was a serious difficulty for the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
Options:
It lacked the authority to raise money to support itself.
It distributed representation among the states unequally.
It asserted more powers than it could exercise efficiently.
It used checks and balances that slowed decision making.

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It lacked the authority to raise money to support itself.

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At the Constitutional Convention, there was a major debate between large states and small states about representation in the new Congress. This debate was resolved by

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the Great Compromise.

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How did The Great Compromise settle the differences between those who favored the New Jersey Plan and those who supported the Virginia Plan?

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Each state would have two senators and a number of representatives based on population.

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What was the purpose of The Federalist Papers?

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to encourage states to ratify the Constitution

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What is the primary focus of the first ten amendments of the Bill of Rights?

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the protection of individual rights

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Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress couldn't collect taxes, Weak central government, Provided for no common currency, All of the these

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All of the these

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Ultimately, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the adoption of:

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The U.S. Constitution

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The Three-Fifths Compromise help settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.

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True

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Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...

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Individual Rights