Articles of Confederation

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Final Question
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Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Constitution 2
Misc. 1
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Vocabulary
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How did the magna carta influence our founding
documents?
A 100
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Gave us the idea of protecting people accused of
crimes (King John and Rebel Barons)
A 100
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What was the main weakness of the AOC?
A 200
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National Government was too weak and the states
were too strong
A 200
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Which political philosopher had the greatest
impact on the way power was divided up in the AOC?
A 300
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John Locke, the founding fathers believed in his
philosophy that man would naturally join together
and do the right thing.
A 300
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How did Shays Rebellion prove that the AOC was
not going to work out?
A 400
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State governments demanded debt repayment from
farmers, farmers hadnt been paid for military
service and the economy was bad, farmers tried to
appeal democratically to the state for leniency,
state refused, farmers rebelled, national
government couldnt do anything and it took
months to put down the rebellion
A 400
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When were the AOC written, ratified and replaced?
A 500
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1777 written, ratified 1781, replaced 1788
A 500
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Name 2 ways in which the Iroquois Confederacy
inspired the Constitution
B 100
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• Representative government that unites separate
  entities but they retain sovereignty
• Citizens can vote in reps and vote them out
• A military pact to protect the smaller entities

B 100
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What was the argument between Federalists and
Anti-Federalists about?
B 200
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• The size and scope of government
• Whether or not the Constitution alone did enough
  to protect citizens

B 200
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Describe the Great Compromise
B 300
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Solved the dilemma of large and small state
representation with a bicameral legislature
B 300
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• Which branch of government gets to do the
  following
• Impeach officials
• Nominate supreme court justices
• Create laws
• Rule laws and actions unconstitutional
• Control how money is spent

B 400
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• Legislative
• - Create laws
• - Control how money is spent
• - Impeach officials
• Executive
• Nominate supreme court justices
• Judicial
• Rule laws and actions unconstitutional

B 400
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What are the 2 ways the constitution can be
changed? Be sure to describe how these occur.
B 500
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Formal Propose and ratify 2/3 of congress or 2/3
of state conventions called by congress Ratified
by ¾ of congress or ¾ of state conventions Changes
the words of the document Informal Supreme court
rules on a case and changes how we think
B 500
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How did Thomas Hobbes influence our founding
fathers when writing the Constitution?
C 100
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The states had abused power under the Articles
and it was obvious they needed a stronger central
government to make them behave.
C 100
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Describe the 3/5 Compromise
C 200
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Solved the dilemma between slave holding and non
slave holding states and representation in the
house. Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person.
C 200
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When was the Constitution written and ratified?
C 300
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Written 1787, ratified 1788
C 300
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How is representation for the Electoral College
decided and what does the EC do? bonus how
many does WI have?
C 400
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of representatives in the House 2 Senators
of electoral college votes Officially elects
the president 10
C 400
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Distinguish between New, Dual, and Cooperative
Federalism
C 500
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Dual very defined jobs for state and
national Cooperative the jobs mix New desire to
return power to the states
C 500
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How do Categorical Grants and Block Grants fit
into federalism?
D 100
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Categorical grants have many conditions and allow
for more national control Block grants have fewer
and allow for greater state control
D 100
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What are Delegated Powers?
D 200
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Powers of the national government written down in
the Constitution
D 200
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What are reserved powers?
D 300
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Powers given to the states not national government
D 300
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What are concurrent powers?
D 400
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Powers shared between the states and national
government
D 400
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When did the Revolutionary war begin and end?
D 500
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1775-1783
D 500
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When two laws come into conflict at the state and
national level, which law prevails and why?
E 100
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National, Supremacy Clause
E 100
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Define Federalism
E 200
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Power shared between the LEVELS of Government
E 200
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Define Checks and Balances
E 300
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How power is balanced between the 3 branches of
government so no branch becomes to powerful
E 300
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How is the governments approach to corporal
punishment is an example of what?
E 400
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Informal change to the Constituion based on a
supreme court ruling in 1977
E 400
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Describe how the governments approach to the
legal drinking age is an example of federalism.
E 500
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National government will withhold highway funds
from states that do not set the legal drinking
age at 21
E 500
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Define State of Nature
F 100
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Where there are no rules to tell people how to act
F 100
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Define ratify
F 200
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To accept and make legal
F 200
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Define Social Contract
F 300
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When the people agree to give up a little freedom
to have their rights protected
F 300
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Define the Necessary and Proper Clause
F 400
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Congress may create all rules that are necessary
and proper in order to carry out their
enumerated/delegated powers
F 400
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What are the 3 branches of government What
positions make up the 3 branches What articles in
the Constitution talk about the 3 branches?
F 500
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Judicial, Legislative, Executive Supreme Court,
Congress, President Articles I-III
F 500
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• Match the amendment up with its proper content
• 1. __________ 1st Amendment
• 2. __________ 2nd Amendment
• 3. __________ 3rd Amendment
• 4. __________ 4th Amendment
• 5. __________ 5th Amendment
• 6. __________ 6th Amendment
• 7. __________ 7th Amendment
• 8. __________ 8th Amendment
• 9. __________ 9th Amendment
• 10.__________ 10th Amendment
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1. F 1st Amendment 2. D 2nd Amendment 3. E 3rd
Amendment 4. B 4th Amendment 5. C 5th
Amendment 6. H 6th Amendment 7. I 7th
Amendment 8. G 8th Amendment 9. J 9th
Amendment 10.A 10th Amendment
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