Ch16Lesson3Part3

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 * **The first written plan of government for the new nation was the Articles of Confederation**
 * **The states purpose adopted a plan that did not create a strong controled government**
 * **The Articles did not take care of all the problems the government had**
 * **Instead of revising the Articles they wrote a new plan called the Federal System**
 * **The central government was divided into Exeutive, Legislative, and Judical branches**
 * **They got a system of checks and balances so that no branch of government could gain more power**
 * **Before the constitution could go into affect nine of the thirteen states had to ratify the document**
 * **Constitution ratified the Bill of Rights in 1778**
 * **The 10 admenment for the constitution guarenteed freedom of the religion, speech, press, assembely, and pitition**