1.2 Issues with the Articles & Constitutional Convention - EXTENSION

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Across
  1. 2. In this chamber of Congress, representation is based on population.
  2. 3. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws, which was missing under the Articles.
  3. 4. The federal government couldn't collect ________ making it difficult to provide services or pay military.
  4. 6. The type of government the American colonists fought to break away from
  5. 9. Under the Articles, each state had ______ vote in Congress regardless of size.
  6. 10. Under the Articles, there was no __________________ to lead the nation.
  7. 15. The compromise established to choose the President and Vice President
  8. 16. A 1786 uprising of farmers in Massachusetts that proved the central government was too weak to maintain order.
  9. 17. In this chamber of Congress, every state has equal representation with two members.
  10. 18. Under the Articles there were no ______ to manage conflict between citizens.
  11. 19. The national government could not control ________ between states or with foreign countries.
  12. 20. Under the Articles the federal government couldn't have an ______, leaving the new nation unable to defend itself.
Down
  1. 1. The gathering of founding fathers to address the weaknesses of the Articles.
  2. 5. The weak first social contract of the United States
  3. 7. The great compromise established a ________ legislature to satisfy big and small states.
  4. 8. The southern states wanted to include their enslaved population for political __________.
  5. 11. The controversial compromise that determined how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation.
  6. 12. The number of states (out of 13) required to pass a new law under the Articles of Confederation.
  7. 13. To change the Articles of Confederation, all 13 states had to give ____________ approval
  8. 14. There was economic confusion because every state had their own form of _________.