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Civics: Government History

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1. Getting it appoved
Reserved Powers
The 3/5 Compromise
Ratification
The Virginia Plan

2. 2 Houses in congress with representation based on state population
The Virginia Plan
Critical Period
Delegated Powers
The New Jersey Plan

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

4. Supporters of the Constitution
Connecticut Compromise
Checks and Balances
Federalist
Ratification

5. Opponents of the Constitution
Connecticut Compromise
Federalist
The Virginia Plan
Anti-Federalist

6. 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
Federalism
The 3/5 Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
Checks and Balances

7. The divison of power between the states and the federal - or national - government
Federalism
Concurrent Powers
Checks and Balances
Delegated Powers

8. 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
The New Jersey Plan
Federalist
The 3/5 Compromise
The Virginia Plan

9. A system which gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other two
Connecticut Compromise
Critical Period
Delegated Powers
Checks and Balances

10. 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
Concurrent Powers
The 3/5 Compromise
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Delegated Powers

11. The powers shared by the federal and state governments
Critical Period
Reserved Powers
The 3/5 Compromise
Concurrent Powers

12. The powers given to the Federal Congress
Delegated Powers
Anti-Federalist
Concurrent Powers
The New Jersey Plan

13. A period of time after the American Revolution when the American government suffered from many weakness in the Articles of Confederation
Reserved Powers
The New Jersey Plan
Critical Period
Federalist

14. 1 House in congress with representation based on each state=1 vote
The New Jersey Plan
Connecticut Compromise
Federalism
Checks and Balances