U.S. Founding and the Constitution

Flashcards covering key concepts related to the U.S. founding and the Constitution based on lecture notes.

The Constitutional Convention began in __ to revise the Articles of Confederation.

summer 1787

The Virginia Plan proposed representation based on __.

population

The Great Compromise established a __ legislature.

two-house

In the Senate, representation is __.

equal representation (two members per state)

The Articles of Confederation were proven __.

ineffective

The three-fifths compromise counted slave population for __ and representation.

taxation

After independence, Americans wanted to avoid placing too much power in __.

one ruler

The Articles of Confederation established a weak national government with states keeping most __.

power

Congress could NOT regulate trade, draft citizens, or impose __.

taxes

The government was in major debt due to __ from the war.

limitations in the Articles