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SS Ch. 7 Review

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Who/what did Parliament have power over?   elected colonial legislatures  
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How much power did states have at first?   limited  
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What document protected peoples' individual rights in several states?   Bill of Rights  
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At first, which two branches were missing?   executive and judicial  
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How many states was one vote needed from for Congress to pass laws?   nine  
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What branch had power limited to making laws, declaring war, coining or borrowing money, and running the postal service?   legislative  
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What document established rules for settling new lands and creating new states?   Northwest Ordinance of 1787  
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The national government couldn't do what four things under the Articles?   regulate trade, collect taxes, protect land from foreign occupation, stop public unrest (Shays' Rebellion)  
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What did convention delegates vote to do so they could debate without public pressure?   hold discussions in secret  
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Which plan called for a government with three branches and to separate Congress into two houses, and who was it authored by?   Virginia Plan, James Madison  
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How many people eventually was decided to lead the executive branch?   one  
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plan that called for electing representatives to both houses according to population   Virginia Plan  
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plan that gave each state equal votes, regardless of population, and equal representation by the Senate   New Jersey Plan  
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What man suggested The Great Compromise?   Roger Sherman  
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What was the purpose of the Preamble and who wrote it?   to show that the Constitution derived its authority from the people, Governor Morris  
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Were John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton Federalists or Antifederalists?   Federalists  
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Were Patrick Henry and George Mason Federalists or Antifederalists?   Antifederalists  
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What state was so large and powerful that it could have caused a domino effect if it rejected the Constitution?   Virginia  
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