WGU C963
1. 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
2. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation: no power to
tax, President lacked power,
no money to buy
ships no money
pay soldiers no
national judiciary
3. New Jersey Plan: William
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"
4. Virginia Plan: James
Madison Three Branches of
government Two-chamber in
a legislative Bicameral
legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the
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legislature Votes based on
population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
5. The Great Compromises: 1. 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
6. Articles of Confederation with a Congress: 1. representation based
on the population
2. the the weak national government and a strong states
7. Federalists: supporters of the Constitution
8. Anti-Federalists: people who opposed the Constitution
9. Federalist Paper #10: Written 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.
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1. 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
2. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation: no power to
tax, President lacked power,
no money to buy
ships no money
pay soldiers no
national judiciary
3. New Jersey Plan: William
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"
4. Virginia Plan: James
Madison Three Branches of
government Two-chamber in
a legislative Bicameral
legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the
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, WGU C963
legislature Votes based on
population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
5. The Great Compromises: 1. 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
6. Articles of Confederation with a Congress: 1. representation based
on the population
2. the the weak national government and a strong states
7. Federalists: supporters of the Constitution
8. Anti-Federalists: people who opposed the Constitution
9. Federalist Paper #10: Written 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.
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