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Civics: Government History

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1. A period of time after the American Revolution when the American government suffered from many weakness in the Articles of Confederation
Concurrent Powers
Checks and Balances
Reserved Powers
Critical Period

2. Opponents of the Constitution
The Virginia Plan
Checks and Balances
Concurrent Powers
Anti-Federalist

3. The issue was how could congress regulate trade - The two sides were the Northern States and they said yes they could - The other side was the Southern States which said no they couldn't - The outcome was that Congress could regulate trade - No expor
Connecticut Compromise
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
The Virginia Plan
Ratification

4. The issue was How do you count slaves - The two sides were the Northern States who said No you don't count them - Then the other side was the Southern States who said Yes you do count them - The outcome was Slaves=3/5 of a person
Connecticut Compromise
Checks and Balances
The 3/5 Compromise
The Virginia Plan

5. A system which gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other two
The Virginia Plan
Anti-Federalist
Critical Period
Checks and Balances

6. The powers shared by the federal and state governments
Concurrent Powers
Anti-Federalist
Connecticut Compromise
Critical Period

7. 1 House in congress with representation based on each state=1 vote
The New Jersey Plan
Anti-Federalist
Federalist
Delegated Powers

8. Supporters of the Constitution
Anti-Federalist
The New Jersey Plan
Checks and Balances
Federalist

9. 2 Houses in congress with representation based on state population
The Virginia Plan
Reserved Powers
Federalism
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

10. The powers that the Constitution neither gives to Congress nor denies to the states
Concurrent Powers
Reserved Powers
The New Jersey Plan
The 3/5 Compromise

11. The divison of power between the states and the federal - or national - government
The Virginia Plan
Federalism
Concurrent Powers
Critical Period

12. The issue was how many representatives should states get in congress - The two sides were the Virginia Plan which wanted 2 houses in congress with representation based on state population - The other side was the New Jersey Plan which wanted 1 house
Concurrent Powers
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
Federalism

13. Getting it appoved
Anti-Federalist
Checks and Balances
Ratification
Reserved Powers

14. The powers given to the Federal Congress
Delegated Powers
The New Jersey Plan
The Virginia Plan
The 3/5 Compromise