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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