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Civics: Government History

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1. 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
Federalism
Delegated Powers
The 3/5 Compromise
Checks and Balances

2. A period of time after the American Revolution when the American government suffered from many weakness in the Articles of Confederation
Concurrent Powers
Critical Period
Anti-Federalist
The 3/5 Compromise

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
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Concurrent Powers
Critical Period
Connecticut Compromise

4. Opponents of the Constitution
Anti-Federalist
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Delegated Powers
Checks and Balances

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

6. 2 Houses in congress with representation based on state population
Delegated Powers
Ratification
Anti-Federalist
The Virginia Plan

7. A system which gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other two
Reserved Powers
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Checks and Balances
Federalism

8. Getting it appoved
Ratification
Checks and Balances
Reserved Powers
Federalist

9. Supporters of the Constitution
The 3/5 Compromise
Federalist
Connecticut Compromise
Reserved Powers

10. The divison of power between the states and the federal - or national - government
Federalism
The New Jersey Plan
Reserved Powers
Delegated Powers

11. 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
The New Jersey Plan
Delegated Powers
Concurrent Powers
Connecticut Compromise

12. 1 House in congress with representation based on each state=1 vote
Ratification
Federalist
The New Jersey Plan
Concurrent Powers

13. The powers shared by the federal and state governments
Critical Period
Concurrent Powers
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Ratification

14. The powers that the Constitution neither gives to Congress nor denies to the states
The Virginia Plan
Reserved Powers
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Federalism