Matching Pairs Origins of American GovernmentOnline version Match ideas and terms from your notes - Origins of American Government. by Tanya Rasmussen [Green Valley HS] 1 Why did the articles of confederation not work? 2 Currently how many representatives does Nevada Have? 3 What is the Great Compromise? 4 What is the Continental Congress? 5 What is bicameral? 6 What are the Articles of Confederation? 7 How is the President of the United States elected? 8 Currently how many Senators does each state get? 9 What is a confederation? 10 What is proportional representation? 11 How many votes are needed to pass a bill? 12 What is the Three-Fifths Compromise? 13 What is the Stamp Act and why did it happen? 14 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 15 What is unicameral? 16 What is equal representation? 1774 – 1789 served as the first government of the 13 colonies The number of representative from each state would be determined based on the state’s population. The more people in a state, the more representatives they could have in both houses of congress. Counting 3 out of 5 slaves for its population which counted for both representation and taxation. Every state had one vote (when making laws and passing bills) Very weak government, could not impose national laws – tax system – weak military It is a tax imposed on colonists to pay for the French Indian war. Just one form of our central government – Congress, there was no president, house of representative, or judicial system. Two chamber legislature with proportional representation. Congress would be made up of House of Representative and the Senate. Thomas Jefferson A group of individuals united together for a purpose (13 states) 218 out of 435 to pass a bill – the bill moves to senate. 51 out of 100 in the senate need to agree on the bill for it to pass. 4 The first constitution of the United States Through the Electoral College 2 Large and small states each got a little of what they wanted. Congress would be bicameral. The House of Representatives would be elected by the people and follow the system of proportional representation, and the Senate would have equal representation of the states.
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