chapter 7 review
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| set up a system for governing new territories. | northwest ordinance
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| protected basic liberties of citizens. | bill of rights
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| defined principles and organization of government. | constitution
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| defined the rights of british monarchs and citizens. | magna carta
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| created a loose alliance of the independant states. | articles of confederation
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| division of the responsibilities of government branches. | seperation of powers
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| make changes to a document. | amend
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| agreement in which each side gives up some demands. | compromise
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| give up any claim to territories. | cede
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| carry out, do what is required. | execute
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| the plan that resolved the conflict between the two plans of government during the Constitutional Convention was known as what plan? | the great compromise
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| according to the northwest ordinance, a territory was required to have a population of how many people before it could become a state? | 60 thousand free settlers.
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| who was an enlightenment writer that stressed that powers of the government should be clearly defined and divided? | baron de montesquieu
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| it was necesary for how many states of the thirteen to ratify the constitution before it becomes a law? | nine
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| who was a writer in the enlightenment who believed that the relationship between the government and the governed was a social contract? | John Locke
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| how did americans such as george washington react to the violance of shay's rebellion? | they wanted the articles of confederation revised.
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| what did the founding fathers learn from the example of the roman republic? | the value of universal voting rights.
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| both benjamin franklin and james maddison were what? | delegates to the constitutional convention
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| which of the following was part of the great compromise? | slaves counted as three fifths of a person.
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| which of the following was a basic idea of the magna carta? | most property belonged to the state.
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| who were two of the leading delegates to the constitutional convention? | george washington and alexander hamilton
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| which is one reason that states wrote constitutions? | to spell out the rights of citizens.
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| which of the following was a weakness of the articles of confederation? | the central government had too much power.
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| which of the following was a weakness of the articles of confederation? | there was no executive to carry out the laws
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| which of the following was part of the great compromise reached at the constitutional convention? | each state would have equal representation in the house of representatives.
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| which of these statements best describes the ratification of the constitution? | most states were initially against ratification.
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| which person would be most likely to agree with webster's remark? | edmund randolph
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| what one of these statements best reflects noah webster's position on the above quote? | individual states have too much power to form a true nation.
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| what does webster mean when he calls the united states a pretended union? | no real power rests within the federal government.
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| which of the following is the best interpretation of webster's remarks? | the nation needs to be a strong central government to be effective.
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| t or f: loyalists maintaned that a strong national government could be effective and still protect states rights. | false, patriots
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| t or f: small states favored the new jersey plan because the plan was similar to their state constitutions. | true
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| t or f:both the virginia plan and the new jersey plan supported the idea of having three branches of government | true
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| t or f:one of the reasons states wrote constitutions was to limit the power of the government. | true
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| t or f:both the new jersey plan and the articles of confederation made provisions for each state to have one vote in congress | true
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| t or f: according to the constitution, states were to count one quarter of their slaves when determining the number of representatives for their state in congress | false, five thirds
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| t or f: the bill of rights became part of the us constitution through the process of ammendment | true
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| t or f: many americans demanded that the articles of confederation be changeds because of a belief that the government had failed to solve economic problems. | true
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| t or f: the northwest ordinance gave each territory the power to declare itself a state when it's population reached 100000 | false, 60000
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| t or f: federalists insisted that a bill of rights be included in the new constitution to protect the basic rights of the governed | false, antifederalists
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