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