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Chapter 7 Test

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show Shays's Rebellion grew out of discontent with heavy tax burdens.  
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show to set about devising a new form of government for the United States (a constitution).  
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show the giving of formal approval to certain documents  
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show Continental Congress  
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What is a tariff?   show
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What is a census?   show
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What is 'right of deposit?   show
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show a section of land six miles square  
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show guarantees that were added to the Constitution  
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show organized western land sales  
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show gave the means of adding new states to the Union  
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show as an attempt to persuade the states to ratify the Constitution  
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show plan that created only a legislative body for governing the nation  
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show The Preamble  
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What is a 'bicameral system'?   show
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Who wrote the Federalist Papers?   show
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What powers did Congress have under the Articles of Confederation?   show
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What could congress NOT do under the Articles of Confederation?   show
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What freedoms were guaranteed in the First Amendment of the Constitution?   show
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Compared to other nations' constitutions, how old is the US Constitution?   show
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The three compromises made by the writers of the Constitution addressed which issues?   show
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show The Three-Fifths Compromise  
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show the names given to those who opposed the acceptance of the Constitution.  
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Federalists   show
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show The Electoral Collage  
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What is the precise term that depicts the type of government created by the Constitution?   show
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What was the Great Compromise? And who proposed it?   show
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show The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan  
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show A republic has elected representatives that govern the people. The power of the government is limited. Ruled could be changed only by changing the Constitution.  
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Describe a democracy.   show
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show It acknowledges some biblical principals. Americans put forth a lot of work to make the Constitution work. It is flexible enough to deal with changing times.  
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show the western lands.  
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show Virginia  
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show It forbade slavery in the Northwest Territory.  
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What is the Bill of Rights?   show
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show Only 27! That includes the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights.  
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show No, it was kept secret.  
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What helps to keep the strength of each of the three branches of government under control?   show
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What are the three branches of government?   show
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show The United States Constitution  
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show No. When it opened only a dozen men arrived. More finally showed up and in the end 12 out of the 13 states were represented.  
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show Independence Hall in Philadelphia. George Washington was chosen as chairman.  
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show John Jay  
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show George Washington Alexander Hamilton Benjamin Franklin James Madison George Mason  
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show James Madison  
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What did the writers of the Constitution ALL agree on?   show
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show To pass the laws  
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show To enforce the laws  
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What is the role of the Judicial Branch?   show
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