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One problem with the Articles of Confederation was that
Congress could not collect taxes or regulate trade
States were denied the right to vote
The president had control over all states
The judiciary branch had too much power
The Great Compromise created
Equal state voting power in all elections
A two-house Congress
A tax system based only on population
A new monarchy to rule the colonies
The 3/5 Compromise involved
Allowing states to print their own money
Counting slaves partially for representation and taxes
Dividing up the original colonies
Giving voting rights to enslaved people
The main reason Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution was
It did not end slavery in new states
It banned national taxes
It lacked protections for individual rights
It gave states too much power
The principle of federalism means
Power is shared between national and state governments
States can cancel national laws
The Supreme Court controls local laws
The president makes all legal decisions
Checks and balances were included to
Give military leaders legal control
Allow Congress to overrule elections
Prevent one branch of government from dominating the others
Let voters select all cabinet members
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to
Increase Congress’s power over trade
Grant citizenship to immigrants
End tariffs between states
Protect freedoms such as speech and religion
Judicial review was established by
Marbury v. Madison
Worcester v. Georgia
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCulloch v. Maryland
The case of McCulloch v. Maryland confirmed that
Federal banks were unconstitutional
Congress could create a national bank
States could tax the federal government
State banks were immune to regulation
Gibbons v. Ogden strengthened the federal government by
Giving Congress power over interstate trade
Allowing states to regulate commerce
Limiting judicial appointments
Removing tariffs on shipping
Hamilton’s economic plan included
Ending all foreign trade
Creating a national bank and assuming state debts
Free land to western settlers
Limiting the power of Congress
Disagreements over Hamilton’s plan led to
A revolt in southern colonies
The writing of a second Constitution
The formation of the first political parties
The removal of the Supreme Court
Washington’s Farewell Address warned against
Foreign alliances and political factions
Western expansion and low taxes
Trade with the southern colonies
National banking and public education
The Louisiana Purchase was controversial because
Jefferson used a loose interpretation of the Constitution
It gave land to the British
It banned farming in new lands
The land was mostly desert
The Monroe Doctrine told European nations to
Share military bases with the U.S.
Avoid new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
Trade only with the South
Remain neutral in global wars
The Erie Canal helped the economy by
Removing tariffs on Canadian goods
Blocking trade with France
Connecting western farms to eastern markets
Ending reliance on steamboats
