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Chap. 6-Lundquist
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Some_____________felt the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised and pushed for a stronger government. | Patriots |
| A group called the ______________included leaders such as ________ ____________________ and ___________ ________________. | nationalists Ben Franklin George Washington |
| One farmer became a leader of the movement to fight raising taxes that people paid on the property they owned. This movement was called__________ ________________ | Shay's Rebellion |
| ________ ___ ________protects citizens from a government's misuse of power. | Rule of law |
| The idea that power comes from the people is called ___________ ______________________. | popular sovereignty |
| Duties accepted by citizens, including voting, are called _________ _________________. | civic responsibilities |
| A____________________ is a government in which the citizens have the power to make political decisions. | Democracy |
| Representatives of the _____________ _______________ _____________worked together to create a government with limited control over the people. | Second Continental Congress |
| A governmental plan was outlined in a document called the ________________ _____ __________________. | Articles of Confederation |
| Under the Articles of the Confederation, the only branch of the national government was _______________. | congress |
| At least __________ out of the thirteen states had to vote for a new law in order for it to pass. | nine |
| In 1781, all _______________states approved the Articles of Confederation in order for the new government to take effect. | thirteen |
| _______________means to approve and make officially valid. | Ratify |
| The thing that protects a citizen's right to fair treatment through the judicial system is ___________ ________________. | due process |
| An ________________is a change or addition to the United States Constitution. | amendment |
| __________________are laws which describe how to organize a territory. | Ordinances |
| A_______________is a person chosen to represent a group. | delegate |
| A ____________________is when people on both sides of an issue give up something to reach an agreement. | compromise |
| A refusal to sign a law is called a ____________. | veto |
| The __________________is a written plan for government. | constitution |
| While prices go up, money loses value as a result of ____________. | inflation |
| The Constitution is the ________________law in the United States. | highest |
| According to the ______________ ____ ___ _______________, the purpose of the government is to provide its citizens with a fair, safe, and peaceful way of life. | Preamble of the Constitution |
| There are _______ things meant to be fulfilled according to the Preamble of the Constitution. | 3 |
| The Bill of Rights _________ supported by the Federalists. | WAS |
| The national government does not have the power to ___________ __________________. | manage elections |
| The ______________ ___ ______________meant that each branch of government would balance the power of the others. | separation of powers |
| The President of the United States is the leader of the _____________branch. | executive |
| The _________________branch of the government is in charge of creating the laws. | legislative |
| Congress issued many laws to describe how to organize the territory north of the ___________ ____________. | Ohio River |
| The ___________________________________ explained how the land would be divided and also provided for ____________ ___________. | Land Ordinance of 1785 public schools |
| Congress issued the _____________________________to describe how lands could become states. | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 made ________________against the law in the Northwest Territory. | slavery |
| The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 stated that the U.S. would never take land from ____________________without permission. | Americans |
| On May 25, 1787, delegates from the states went back to Philadelphia for the ______________ _____________________ with the goal of improving the ________________ ____ __________________. | Constitutional Convention Articles of Confederation |
| The _____________ Plan called for states with larger populations to have more representatives in Congress. | Virginia |
| The _____________ Plan called for each state to have the same number of representatives no matter what their size. | New Jersey |
| The delegates debated for a month before agreeing on the ________ _________________. | Great Compromise |
| The Great Compromise proposed that Congress be made up of a_____________ and ___________________________. | Senate House of Representatives |
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