Constitution

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What was the first frame of government in the U.S.?

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Articles of Confederation

Front

What uprising alarmed Americans and led to a call to strengthen the national government?

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Shays' Rebellion

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What was the primary purpose of the Annapolis Convention in 1786?

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discuss economic problems

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What did the Virginia Plan favor?

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large states and representation based on population (legislature)

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What was the solution to the New Jersey-Virginia Plan (known as the Great Compromise)? Options: unicameral legislature based a state's population, bicameral legislature with one house based on a state's population and the other with equal representation, bicameral legislature with both houses based on the population of each state, unicameral legislature with equal representation from each state

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bicameral legislature with one house based on a state's population and the other with equal representation

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What was the solution to the debate over slavery?

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continue slave trade for twenty years and count slaves as 3/5th of one for representation purposes

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How did the framers attempt to keep the branches equal in power?

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checks and balances

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What powers are given to states? Options: concurrent, reserved, enumerated, elastic

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reserved

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What was the solution to the debate over commerce?

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gov't can only tax imports

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What was NOT a reason the Federalists were successful in ratifying the Constitution? Options: Federalist Papers, better organized, had a solution

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remained loyal to the radical spirit of 1776