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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
Critical Period
Anti-Federalist
Reserved Powers
The 3/5 Compromise

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

3. 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
Connecticut Compromise
Delegated Powers
Federalism
The New Jersey Plan

4. The divison of power between the states and the federal - or national - government
Connecticut Compromise
Delegated Powers
Federalism
Anti-Federalist

5. 1 House in congress with representation based on each state=1 vote
Checks and Balances
Federalist
The New Jersey Plan
Delegated Powers

6. Getting it appoved
The New Jersey Plan
Delegated Powers
Ratification
Anti-Federalist

7. 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
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
Delegated Powers
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

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

9. Opponents of the Constitution
The New Jersey Plan
The Virginia Plan
Anti-Federalist
The 3/5 Compromise

10. Supporters of the Constitution
The New Jersey Plan
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Federalist
Critical Period

11. The powers shared by the federal and state governments
Anti-Federalist
Federalist
Concurrent Powers
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

12. A period of time after the American Revolution when the American government suffered from many weakness in the Articles of Confederation
Critical Period
Concurrent Powers
The Virginia Plan
Ratification

13. A system which gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other two
Checks and Balances
The Virginia Plan
The 3/5 Compromise
Delegated Powers

14. The powers given to the Federal Congress
Anti-Federalist
Checks and Balances
The 3/5 Compromise
Delegated Powers