WGU C963 OA
American Politics and the US Constitution
1. Powers under the Articles of Confederation ANS : 1. Could exchange Ambas-
sadors
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 ANS : no power to
tax,President lacked power,
no money to buy shipsno
money pay soldiers no
national judiciary
3. New Jersey Plan ANS : William
PatersonThree 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 ANS : James
MadisonThree Branches of
government Two-chamber in a
legislative Bicameral legislature ANS :
House ANS : elected by the people
Senate ANS : appointed by the
1/7
, legislatureVotes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
5. The Great Compromises ANS : 1.combined the two ideas from theVirginia Plan andthe
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 of28
6. Articles of Confederation with a Congress ANS : 1. representation based on the
population
2. the the weak national government and a strong states
7. Federalists ANS : supporters of the Constitution
8. Anti-Federalists ANS : people who opposed the Constitution
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American Politics and the US Constitution
1. Powers under the Articles of Confederation ANS : 1. Could exchange Ambas-
sadors
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 ANS : no power to
tax,President lacked power,
no money to buy shipsno
money pay soldiers no
national judiciary
3. New Jersey Plan ANS : William
PatersonThree 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 ANS : James
MadisonThree Branches of
government Two-chamber in a
legislative Bicameral legislature ANS :
House ANS : elected by the people
Senate ANS : appointed by the
1/7
, legislatureVotes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
5. The Great Compromises ANS : 1.combined the two ideas from theVirginia Plan andthe
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 of28
6. Articles of Confederation with a Congress ANS : 1. representation based on the
population
2. the the weak national government and a strong states
7. Federalists ANS : supporters of the Constitution
8. Anti-Federalists ANS : people who opposed the Constitution
2/7
