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30 Cards in this Set
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What signed in 1215 required the king to follow the same laws as other English people |
Magna Carta |
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The English Bill of Rights kept the king or queen from passing new taxes or changing laws about the approval of who |
Parliament |
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The first government of the United States did not have a president or a national what |
Court system |
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The confederation Congress past what to create a system for surveying and dividing public lands |
Land of ordinance |
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What colonial document influenced American government along with the Connecticut Constitution |
Mayflower compact |
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The Virginian Statute for what established a precedent a religious tolerance from freedom |
Religious freedom |
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The constitution of many states explained what or voting rights by allowing any white man who paid taxes to vote |
Suffrage |
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What document created the first central government of the United States |
Articles of confederation |
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The Northwest ordinance of 1787 established territorial representation, public education and prohibited what in the Northwest territory |
Slavery |
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During the American revolution most colonists wrote this that supported limited Republican government |
Constitution |
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What problem did the United States have with Britain's following the revolutionary war |
Britain restricted trade with the United States |
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What led to Farmers in Massachusetts to rebel |
High taxes |
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What are creditors |
People who loan money |
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Which of the following was to blame for economic and other problems in the United States after the revolution |
A weak central government |
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What nation was the most important trade partner of the United States |
Great Britain |
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This was held in May 1787 to discuss ways to improve the articles of confederation |
Constitutional convention |
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This plan proposed creating a national government which a two house legislature with representation determined only by population |
The Virginian plan |
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Does delegate played in instrumental role in drafting the Constitution |
James Madison |
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He was a New Jersey delegates who presented the small states plan |
William Paterson |
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This agreement ended the debate between the large and small states |
The great compromise |
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Delegates looked to this system to establish the sharing of power between national and state government |
Federalism |
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This branch of government is responsible for proposing and passing laws |
Legislative branch |
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The idea that political power rest in the hands of the people |
Popular sovereignty |
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This agreement determined how slaves would be counted for the representation and placed a ban on asking for an end to the slave trade |
Three-Fifths compromise |
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This system was designed to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful |
Checks and balances |
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Who wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights |
Anti-Federalists |
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Who supported the Constitution |
Federalist |
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What protected the rights of individuals |
The Bill of Rights |
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What were a series of essays that helped to persuade people to support the Constitution |
The Federalist paper |
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What are the official changes that can be added to the Constitution |
Amendments |
