The Articles of Confederation were eventually unsuccessful because...
Constitutional Convention, Bill of Rights Review

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Katherine Paulius
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the central government was too powerful.
the states could not agree who should be president.
the federal (national) government couldn't raise taxes, regulate trade between states, or draft soldiers into the military
the founders realized that they would rather join Britain again.
2.
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Which parts of the Virginia Plan were eventually included in the Great Compromise?
Checks and balances, bicameral legislature, and representation by population in Congress
The 3/5 Compromise and Fugitive Slave Law
Equal representation in Congress and U.S. law being supreme law over the states
Bill of Rights
3.
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The purpose of the Great Compromise was to...
ensure that both the large and small states could agree to the way to be represented in the legislature
allow Southern, larger states more power.
make runaway enslaved persons have to return to the South.
allow the Constitution to fail and to go back to the Articles of Confederation.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Created a strong federal government
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The Constitution created a "bicameral" Congress. What does this mean?
That Congress has 2 more powers than the judicial or executive branches
That Congress has only 2 powers
That Congress has 2 houses - House of Representatives and the Senate
That Congress has 2 representatives from every state
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Why did the Northern "free" states agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise and the Fugitive Slave law?
They thought it was fair to give the South some representation for their enslaved people.
It didn't bother them that South had slaves and more representation.
They didn't think the South would continue to use slaves.
They realized that they would not be able to create a successful national government without the South.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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True or False: Large states such as Virginia and Georgia preferred a strong Federal government.
True
False
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