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US Gov Art Of Confed

Articles of Confederation

TermDefinition
Delegate a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
Confederation system A weak or loose organization of states agrees to follow a powerful central government. Nations can choose to follow or not follow the lead of the weak central government.
Unitary system One central government controls weaker states. Power is not shared between states, counties, or provinces.
Federal system Power is shared by a powerful central government and states or provinces that are given considerable self-rule, usually through their own legislatures.
Sovereignty the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
State a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. It must have territory and sovereignty.
Privileges and Immunities Citizens must be granted the same rights and be treated according the same standard of the law while visiting other states
Extradition Fugitives cannot escape punishment by moving to another state State officials must assist officers from other states to bring fugitives to justice in the state where an offense has been committed
Full Faith and Credit Licenses and other state documents must be recognized by all other states
Alliance a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
Treaty a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
Proportional Representation where as the states within the United States government will have representation based upon the number of people living there.
Equal Representation where as the states within the United States have the same about delegates in the government
Expressed Powers Those powers specifically stated in the Articles/Constitution.
Denied Powers Those powers specifically denied to the states and/or federal government in the Articles/Constitution
The Original 13 States New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Preamble it states which states are all apart of this new United States under the leadership of the Articles of Confederation.
The United States of America the official title that was established by the Articles of Confederation
Firm league of friendship implies that each state is capable of deciding whether or not to work directly with the others.
John Hanson First President of Congress under the control of Articles of Confederation. There was no President of the United States
unanimous vote Inorder to change the Articles of Confederation it required a ___________________ of all states in Congress assembled
curb the power The Articles of Confederation were an attempt to_______________ of a potentially oppressive central government
Shays Rebellion Uprising of farmers protesting Massachusetts state law
9 of 13 Approval of ___________ states was required to pass a law in Congress
weakness A ________________ of the Articles of Confederation is that there is no standing national military for the Federal Government
taxes Congress was unable to impose ______________; it could only borrow money on credit.
national court system No_____________________ was established to protect the rights of U.S. citizens.
interstate and foreign commerce Congress was unable to regulate _____________________________; some states refused to pay for goods they purchased from abroad.
coin money Congress had no power to ________________, therefore each state developed its own currency.
executive branch No ______________________ was established to enforce laws.
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