US History Chapter 7 Test
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Unicameral
One house
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Bicameral
Two house
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Who was the father of the constitution?
James Madison
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What was the crucial decade (critical period)
1780s
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3 Steps to becoming a state
1. passed into federal government
2. 5,000 people qualified as a territory
3. 60,000 people - write a constitution and bam! you're a state
2. 5,000 people qualified as a territory
3. 60,000 people - write a constitution and bam! you're a state
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Federalist pseudonym(s)
Publius - John Jay got sick after writing 5, James Madison wrote 29, Hamilton wrote the other 51!
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Antifederalist pseudonym(s)
Cato (George Clinton), Sidney, Brutus and others
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Federalists were _____________ constitution
pro
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Antifederalists were ______________ constitution
anti
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Why was the preamble written?
Ensure freedoms and liberties
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Who was the preamble written for?
The people
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Who wrote the preamble?
The states
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What was the Annapolis convention?
A trade convention attended by only 5 states
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What was the Virginia Plan?
Bicameral government where number of reps were determined by state population. House of Reps would be elected by popular vote. Senate would be elected by HoR
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What was the New Jersey plan?
Unicameral government having equal votes regardless of population.
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Who opposed the constitution?
Edmund Randolph + George Mason (Virginia)
Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts)
Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts)
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Who ratified the constitution?
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut
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