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23 Cards in this Set
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To control all laws in the states is not a major goal of the Constitution? True or False
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True
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Which group wanted a strong national government like they set forth in the Constitution?
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Federalists
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Is "to protect the people's liberty" a goal stated in the Preamble to the Constitution?
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yes
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What caused Shay's Rebellion?
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Massachusetts property taxes were hard on farmers.
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What was the outcome of the Constitutional Convention?
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The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation.
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Describe the Antifederalists.
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people who were unhappy with the Constitution
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What was ordered by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
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to divide the territory into smaller territories
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An addition or change is known as a(n)________________.
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amendment
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The systems of ________guards against any one branch of the government from becoming too powerful.
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checks and balances
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The ______is a group of ten amendments to the Constitution.
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Bill of Rights
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What was the original purpose of teh Constitutional Convention?
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to revise the Articles of Confederation
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Which point in the Virginia plan was objected to by supporters of the New Jersey plan?
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Larger states should have more representatives in Congress.
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How did Benjamin Franklin describe the government under the Constitution?
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"A republic, if you can keep it."
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Describe the government under the Articles of Confederation.
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Congress could not pass laws to collect taxes.
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Describe the Bill of Rights.
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ten Constitutional amendments specifying freedoms
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To approve a bill is to ____________.
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ratify
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There are two members from each state in the _____.
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Senate
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The _______ from my state comes from my town.
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delegate
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Three-fifths Compromise said_____________.
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that three out of every five slaves would be counted for population and taxation.
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In a ___________each side gives up something to reach an agreement.
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compromise
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What happened when Congress pledged to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
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Many states signed the Constitution.
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_______refers to the National government.
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Federal
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What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
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The government had only one branch.
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