History

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they provided for:

A unanimous vote of the states to amend the articles

All of the following events were accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation except:

Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

What type of government is run by the people who live under it?

Democracy

Under the Articles of Confederation, the:

states were superior to the national government

Under the Land Ordinance of 1787, a territory could be admitted to the Union when it had free inhabitants.

60,000

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to:

Collect taxes

The slave owner who freed his slaves in his will was _____.

Washington

Approximately how many Loyalists left the United States?

100,000

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for the:

government of new territories

Which TWO states abolished slavery during the Revolutionary War?

Pennsylvania, Massachusets

A serious dispute between the large and small states under the Articles was over the problem of:

Representation

In a separate treaty, Great Britain returned Florida to .

Spain

The first state to have suffrage for all men over twenty-one years of age was .

Vermont

The Articles of Confederation went into effect in:

1781

A rebellion of debt-ridden farmers was led by:

Daniel Shays

Those who favored the Constitution were called , and those who opposed the Constitution were called .

Federalists, Antifederalists

The Plan called for a one-house legislature in which each state would cast only one vote. The Plan called for a Congress of two houses in which the total number of delegates would be divided among the states according to the free population of each state.

New jersey, Virginia

Ill feelings arose between the states because of claims to the:

Northwest territory

What is the system of checks and balances?

The president can veto legislation passed by congress, Congress may override a veto by a two-thirds vote or impeach the president for misconduct, The Supreme Court may declare laws unconstitutional.

Why was the system of checks and balances included in the Constitution?

To prevent one branch of the government from becoming too powerful

What are the three ways the Constitution can be amended?

amendment proposed by two-thirds of both houses and ratified by three-fourths of the states, amendment ratified by special conventions in three-fourths of the states, amendment proposed by special convention, called for by two-thirds of state legislatures, and ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures

The Ordinance of 1785:

benefited eastern speculators at the expense of western farmers