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| The colonies modeled their representative government after which legislative body? |
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| After Parliament, Britian's legislative body. |
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| Our first national government--under the Articles of Confederation--was characterized by a ______ central government that caused commercial and political problems within the country. |
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| Called for surveyors to measure and divide the Northwest Territory into townships. |
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- The Land Ordinance of 1785
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| Determined how the Northwest Territory was to be governed and described how territories could become states. |
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| An armed revolt of Pennsylvania farmers, helped America's leaders realize that a change in the national government was needed. |
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| Why was the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia originally convened? |
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- To revise the Articles of Confederation.
- Eventually, the Articles of Confederation were abolished altogether and a new Constitution was written.
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| What year was the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia convened to help revise the Articles of Confederation? |
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| Provided for three branches of government with a 2-house Congress (Senate & House of Representatives) and was the basis for the new Constitution. |
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| Because his Virginia Plan became the basis for the Constitution, this person is widely considered the "Father of the Constitution." |
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| Compromises in these two areas enabled the Constitution to be written. |
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- Compromises dealing with slavery.
- Compromises dealing with political representation.
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| At the Constitutional Convention, what settled the issue between large and small states on how they would be represented in Congress? |
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| What settled the issue of how slaves would be counted for representation in Congress and taxation? |
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| Which branch of government makes the laws? (Congress) |
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| Which government branch enforces the laws? (the President) |
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Which branch of the government interprets the laws?
(Supreme Court) |
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| This term means that the people are the most important source of governmental power. |
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| A government in which people elect representatives to govern for them. |
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| This exists when there is a strong national government, and power is divided between federal and state governments. |
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| Why is the separation of powers in government important? |
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- Dividing the government helps prevent any one group or individual from becoming too powerful.
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| This system allows each of the three branches to exert some control (check) over the other branches. |
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| Two Federalists who favored ratification of the Constitution because they favored a strong central government. |
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- Alexander Hamilton
- James Madison
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| These three men united to write The Federalist Papers, essays describing why citizens should ratify the Constitution. |
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- Alexander Hamilton
- James Madison
- John Jay
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| Essays describing why citizens should ratify the Constitution. |
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| Anti-Federalists oppose ratification of the Constitution because of what two items? |
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- They believed it made the state governments too weak.
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- The Constitution had no bill of rights.
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| The first ten amendments to the Constition which guarantees inalienable rights and freedoms to Americans. |
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| The five basic rights guaranteed to citizens in the first Amendment. |
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- Speech
- Press
- Religion
- Petition
- Assembly
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