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