Flashcards: Ranly-Forming the New Government
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 court system | The new nation lacked this, which made it hard for the nation to be safe and secure. |
| weak | The army and navy were _____ which made it hard for the nation to be safe and secure. |
| tax | The national gov't lacked this power, which made it hard to pay war debt and create an income. |
| president | The executive branch and this position were not part of the central government making it weak and unable to put down rebellions. |
| land ordinance | This set standards for selling land and the size of the sections sold. |
| northwest territory | This was described as all area east of the Mississippi, north of the Ohio River and including at least 5 present-day states |
| slavery | This was not allowed in the Northwest Territory, even though it still existed in the South. |
| northwest ordinance | This set up a government and laws and defined boundaries and requirements for states. |
| state | Which government was allowed to tax the people and overall had the most power? |
| articles of confederation | This served as the first plan of government for the U.S., formed a union of states, and gave Congress power to make war and peace. |
| 20 | The slave trade compromise banned the slave trade in 1808, allowing it to exist for ____ more years. |
| representation | The South wanted slaves to be counted for .... |
| taxation | The North wanted slaves to be counted for.... |
| slaves | The 3/5 Compromise was concerned with how ____ would be counted. |
| bill of rights | This was added to the Constitution to help get people to sign it, to protect people's freedoms, and to limit the power of the national government. |
| national | Because of their experiences under British rule, American feared a strong _________ government. |
| large | A challenge at the Constitutional Convention was trying to balance the needs of small and _____ states. |
| new jersey plan | Small states liked this plan because all states had equal representation in the legislature. |
| shays' rebellion | This event convinced American that the Articles of Confederation were unable to keep order in the country and need to be revised. |
| revise | What did the delegates originally set out to do to the Articles of Confederation? |
| anti-federalists | This group did not support the Constitution because they feared a strong executive, it did not have a bill of rights, and they wanted states to have more power than the national government. |
| federalism | This was a concept that created a system of government that requires the national and state governments to share power. |
| great compromise | This set up a 2 house legislature with one house based on population and one with equal reps per state. |
| house of representatives | This houses' membership is based on the states population- more people meant more reps. |
| senate | This houses' membership was equal for all states with 2 reps per state no matter the size. |
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