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Us Government 9/17

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Magna Carta was originally intended to protect the rights of which groups? Nobles
Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Congress lacked the power to tax...
Which document was passed by Parliament in the Glorious Revolution? English Bill of Rights
Which of the following was the most pressing challenge facing the Confederation Congress? Paying off the war debt
Which type of colony enjoyed the most independence from the Crown? Charter
Which of the following was a set of law that limited the power of government and gave all free men the right to choose judges? Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Antifederalist believed that representative government... Could only exist in a small territory
Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany Plan of Union? They feared that the plan gave too much power to the Crown
Republican ideas can be traced back to which of the following? Ancient Greece and Rome
Thomas Jefferson argued in the Declaration of Independence that, if a government disregards the will of the people, the people are free to do which of the following? Change their government
Civic virtue is the idea that people should do which of the following? Place the common good over private interests
For ideas on how to use the law to protect people's natural rights to life, liberty, and property, the Framers looked to..... William Blackstone
The Farmers took the idea of separation of powers from which philosophers? Montesquieu
For the Confederation Congress to pass any major legislation, how many states had to agree? Nine
Why did the large states favor the Virginia Plan? Representation in the legislature would be based on population
Why was the Great Compromise acceptable to the smaller states? States would be represented equally in the Senate
What ideal did the Antifederalist find the Constitution lacked? Individual rights
When King John signed ________ at Runnymede, he conceded that even kings and queens had to obey English law. Magna Carta
_________ colonies were directly controlled by the king through an appointed governor who served as the colony's chief executive. Royal
The term _________ refers to a board set of ideas about representative government that can be traced back to Ancient Greece and Rome. Republicanism
The __________ of 1765 was a tax on paper goods and all legal documents. Stamp Act
The second Continental Congress organized and official Continental Army and made _________it's commander. George Washington
The __________was one of the Confederation Congress' greatest accomplishments. Northwest Ordinance
At the Constitutional Convention, the __________plan called for a bicameral legislature. Virginia
In May 1787, delegates arrived in Philadelphia to revise the _________. Articles of Confederation
During the struggle to ratify the constitution, those who opposed its ratification were known as ___________. Antifederalists
The Federalist papers into that whole name of ________. Publius
One of the earliest English efforts towards limited government was... Magna Carta
Opposed ratification of the Constitution was.... Antifederalists
Based on grant by the English monarch to an owner... Proprietary colony
A Type of colony enjoying greatest independence from the Crown... Charter colony
formally approved... Ratify
Called for a bicameral legislature... Virginia plan
First ten amendments of the Constitution... Bill of Rights
Supported ratification of the Constitution... Federalists
Essays written in support of the ratification of the Constitution... Federalist Papers
Proposal that called for an unicameral legislature... New Jersey Plan
Passed by Parliament in the Glorious Revolution... English Bill of Rights
Created a system for admitting new states to the Union... Northwest Ordinance
Parliaments first attempt to text the colonist directly... Stamp Act
Delegates to the Constitutional convention... Framers
The nations first constitution adopted June 12, 1777... Articles of Confederation
Revolt of Massachusetts farmers led by a former revolutionary war captain... Shays's Rebellion
Settle disagreements about how enslaved people should be counted in calculating congressional representation Three_fifths compromise
Combined elements from both the Virginia and New Jersey plans Great Compromise
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