Chapter 7 and constitution study guide
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1 strength or thing gov't could do: | issue curcreny |
| 2 strength or thing gov't could do: | maintain armed forces |
| 3 strength or thing gov't could do: | conduct foreign affairs |
| 1 weakness or thing gov't couldnt do: | impose taxes |
| 2 weakness or thing gov't couldnt do: | regulate trade |
| 3 weakness or thing gov't couldnt do: | lacked a cheif executive (head leader) |
| 1 problem the U.S. was having w/ britan as a result of not honoring the Treaty of Paris | problem w/ Britian as a result of not honoring the treaty of paris was british merchants were keeping american merchants out of profitable aeras |
| 1 problem the U.S was having w/ Spain as a result of westward expansion | problem w/ Spain as a result of westward expansion was spain closed the lower part of the Mississppi river to American shipping |
| What happened in Shays rebellion: | The farmers in shays rebellon were getting their land taken away to pay depts so they tried to burn the courthouse |
| Why did Shay's rebellion worry americans: | Shay's rebellion worried Americans because the gov't could not control unrest and prevent violence |
| What is the preamble and what does it do: | The preamble is the introduction to the constitution and reflects the basic principle of american gov't |
| How many articles are in the constitution: | there are 7 articles in the constitution |
| What do the first three articles talk about | The first three articles talk about the 3 branches of gov't |
| Qualifactions for Reprsentative: | Qualifactions for Representative are 25 years of age or older, must live in the U.S. for 7 years, and you have to run for where you live |
| Qualifactions for Senate: | Qualifactions for Senate are 30 years of age, citizen for 9 years, and live in the state you are running for |
| what is the length of term for Represetative: | 2 years for Representative |
| what is the length of term for Senate: | 6 years for Senate |
| what is the length of term for President | 8 years for president |
| Qualifactions for president: | Qualifactions for president are 35 years of age, must be a citizen of U.S. by birth, and a resident of the U.S. for 14 years |
| Who introduced the Virginia Plan: | Edmund Randolph introduced the V plan |
| Who introduced the New Jersey Plan: | William Paterson introduced the NJ plan |
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