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The "Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
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Shay's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for...
A strong central government
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Electoral Collage
A body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
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By their actions, the
delegates to the Constitutional Convention manifested their common beliefs in...
- checks +
- balances in gov, manhood suffrage in democracy, sanctity of private property,
- stroger central gov
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The one brance of the gov elected directly by
the people is the...
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The antifeds camp included
- state
- right supporters, backcountry dwellers, paper money advocates, debtors
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Amoung the other views, the
Federalist, written during the rev debate, argued that it was...
- possible
- to extend a republican form of gov over a large territory
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The Ordinances of 1785 and
1787 were notable accomplishments because they
- Initiated a territorial policy that provided fore the orderly
- creation of new states.
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The founding fathers failed to eliminate
slavery because
a fight over slavery might destroy national unity
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Major weaknesses of Articles of Confederation
- No executive power
- No national court system
- No power to tax
- No power to regulate interstate trade
- Shared power to coin money with the states
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