Chapter 4 Flashcards
Following American revolution, which characteristics did most of the state constitution share
An emphasis, limited government and liberty
What did Northwest ordinance of 1787 accomplish?
It established an orderly process for admitting new states
One part of the articles of confederation that made governing very difficult was that the document could not be amended, unless
All of the states agreed
Since the United States can pay debts to British merchants and would not compensate loyalist property, losses suffered during the revolutionary war, Britain did what
They refused to evacuate its military forts on the Great Lakes
Of the following, which was not a weakness of the articles of confederation
Congress had the sole authority to declare war
(+ or o) most 18th century Americans believe that a democracy or government directly by the people placed too much power in the hands of the uneducated masses
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A government, in which citizens rule through their elected representative is known as a
Republic
(+ or o) in general state, constitutions, emphasize equality rather than liberty
O
(+ or o) because of the more active political role that women had played during the revolution, most stay granted them the right to vote
O
The acknowledged birthplace of democracy was
Athens
(+ or o) under the articles of confederation the states held more authority than the federal government
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(+ or o) there was only a very weak executive branch established under the articles of confederation
O
Which of the following was the major foreign relations problem, faced by the nation under the articles of Confederation
The US couldn’t pay any of its war debt 
What was the beginning year of the rule of the articles of Confederation?
1777
A member of the constitutional convention delegate from Connecticut. He suggested the great compromise solution for the constitution.
Robert Sherman
A member of the constitutional convention who was unanimously, elected as a president of the convention
George Washington
A veteran of the revolutionary war, who let an army of angry farmers in Massachusetts against the county courts
Daniel Shays
Convention member from Virginia who introduced the Virginia plan, and he became known as a father of the constitution
James Madison
Convention member who developed the New Jersey plan, which was favored by the smaller states
William Patterson
(+ or o) according to the US Constitution, the official method of for electing each president is the electoral college
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The president can veto, acts of Congress, but Congress can overwrite a presidential veto by 2/3 vote. This is an example of.
Checks and balances
The only state refused to send delegates to the Philadelphia convention was
Rhode Island
The new system of government was a form of government that divides power between the national government and the state governments known as
Federalism
The 3/5 compromise called for 3/5 of the states slaves to be counted as population for
Representation and taxation
