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• How many branches of government did this plan have?

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• What two major powers did this government lack?

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• What did it take to pass a law under this plan?

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• How was representation in the legislative branch determined under this plan?

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• How many houses were in the legislative branch under this government?

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• How many branches of government did this plan have?

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• 1 branch – the legislative branch

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• 1

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• Each state got 1 vote – representation was equal among the states

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• 9 out of 13 states to pass a law

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• The power to tax the people directly

• The power to enforce laws

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• 3 branches – executive, legislative, and judicial

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• How many houses were in the legislative branch under this government?

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• One house

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• How was representation in the legislative branch determined under this plan?

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• Representation would be equal among the states -

• 2 votes per state –

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• What did it take to pass a law under this plan?

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• Majority of the 13 states or

• 7/13 states to approve a law.

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• Which states favored this plan? Don’t name them classify them. Which type of state favored this plan?

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• Smaller states or states with smaller populations.

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• How many branches of government did this plan have?

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• 3 branches – executive, legislative, and judicial

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• How many houses were in the legislative branch under this government?

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• Two Houses

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• How was representation in the legislative branch determined under this plan?

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• In the Senate representation would be equal among the states.

• In the House of Representatives representation would be based on population.

• (Students don’t have to name the houses to get this answer correct)

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• What did it take to pass a law under this plan?

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• A majority vote in both houses.

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• Which part of the legislative branch protected large states and which part protected smaller states?

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• The Senate protects small states

• The House of Representatives protects large states.

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• How many branches of government did this plan have?

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• 3 branches – executive, legislative, and judicial

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• How many houses were in the legislative branch under this government?

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• Two houses

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• How was representation in the legislative branch determined under this plan?

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• Representation would be determined by population (in both houses)

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• What did it take to pass a law under this plan?

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• Majority vote in both houses.

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• Which states favored this plan? Don’t name them classify them. Which type of state favored this plan?

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• Larger states or states with the larger populations.

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• What issue did the 3/5ths compromise resolve?

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• Whether or not slaves will count as part of the population when determining representation in the House of Representatives.

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• How many states would it take to change or amend the Articles of Confederation?

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• 13/13

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• Which level of government was formed first after the states declared their independence?

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• State governments were formed first.

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• Name one problem facing the country that the Articles of Confederation government couldn’t fix.

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• Any of the following– The government was in a huge debt it could never

pay off. – The national currency was worthless so it made trade

between the states more difficult – also made trade with other countries more difficult.

– There was an economic depression– Foreign nations were not respecting our rights as a

nation

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• What problem was the Articles of Confederation able to resolve and what were the names of the two laws that fixed this problem?

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• How to divide up the western lands– Land Ordinance of 1785– Northwest Ordinance

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• How many states would have to ratify the constitution before it could take effect?

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• 9/13 – nine out of 13

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• What does ratify mean?

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• To approve

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• What was the name of the group that favored ratifying the constitution and what was the name of the group that opposed ratifying the constitution?

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• Federalist favored ratification

• Anti- federalists opposed ratification

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• Why did Anti – Federalists oppose the constitution?

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• They feared it would create too strong of a national government

• They feared it would abuse the people’s rights

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• What did the Federalists offer to create in order to get the Anti- Federalists to vote for the constitution?

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• They agreed to create a Bill of Rights.

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