Early US Government Flashcard

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America needed rules and people to make and enforce them. In other words, America needed _____

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a government

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What were the Articles of Confederation?

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The first system of government in the US after the Revolution

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This was the first written government of the United States; it was replaced because the central government was too weak.

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Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation were created the way they were because the former colonies feared...

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a strong government

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Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

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The States

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Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress couldn't collect taxes, Weak central government, No courts to settle arguments between states, All of the these

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All of the these

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The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

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weak

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One major problem with the Articles was that Congress could not tax the citizens to raise money

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True

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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

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To revise the Articles of Confederation

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When deciding how to set up Congress, what did the bigger states want? All states to have equal representation, Number of representatives to be based on population

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Number of representatives to be based on population