Powers under the Articles of Confederation
1. Could exchange Ambassadors
2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
3. Declare War
4. Borrow Money
5. Settle disputes among States
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
no power to tax,
President lacked power,
no ...
WGU C963 OA
Powers under the Articles of Confederation correct answer1. Could exchange Ambassadors
2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
3. Declare War
4. Borrow Money
5. Settle disputes among States
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation correct answerno power to tax, President lacked power, no money to buy ships no money pay soldiers
no national judiciary
New Jersey Plan correct answerWilliam Paterson
Three Branches of Government
The states had the power
Every state had one vote
one chamber legislature, unicameral
Supremacy clause "Law of the Land"
Virginia Plan correct answerJames Madison
Three Branches of government
Two-chamber in a legislative
Bicameral legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the legislature Votes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
The Great Compromises correct answer1. combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan.
2. The 3/5 slavery ruling
3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of 28
Articles of Confederation with a Congress correct answer1. representation based on the population
2. the the weak national government and a strong states
Federalists correct answersupporters of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists correct answerpeople who opposed the Constitution
Federalist Paper #10 correct answerWritten by James Madison to convince people to support the ratification of the constitution. Argued that factions were inevitable but were best controlled by a large republic that employed a Federalist structure. Argued that competition among factions would limit their negative impacts.
Federalist Paper # 51 correct answer•Written by James Madison •Defines the relationship among the three branches of government as independent.
•To stay independent, no branch should have total power to choose members of the other branches
•By creating a bicameral legislature, it protects the people from legislative tyranny
•Explains that each branch of government should be selected in different ways
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution? correct answerThe Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
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