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constitution
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A written plan of government
Our written plan of government is called the U.S. _________________. |
Our written plan of government is called the U.S. _________________.
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ratify
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To accept
Alexander Hamilton wrote many articles to encourage states to accept, approve, or __________ the constitution. |
Alexander Hamilton wrote many articles to encourage states to accept, approve, or __________ the constitution.
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amendment
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A change to the constitution
The first ten changes, or __________ to the constitution are called the Bill of Rights. |
The first ten changes, or __________ to the constitution are called the Bill of Rights.
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inauguration
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The official ceremony to make someone president.
When a person is elected as a president, there is an ______________, or a gathering to officially make that person president. |
When a person is elected as a president, there is an ______________, or a gathering to officially make that person president.
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citizen
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An official member of a city, state or a nation.
The people who belong to a group, such as a country. Each is a _________ of their country, city or state. |
The people who belong to a group, such as a country. Each is a _________ of their country, city or state.
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territory
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Land ruled by a national government but which has no representatives in the government.
The land won in the Revolutionary War was known as the Northwest _____________. |
The land won in the Revolutionary War was known as the Northwest _____________.
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ordinance
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A law
The first two laws, or ____________, passed by the new Congress were on how to organize the Northwest Territory. |
The first two laws, or ____________, passed by the new Congress were on how to organize the Northwest Territory.
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federal
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A system in which the states share power with the central government but the central government has more power than the states.
The US has this system of government. The Articles of Confederation did not use this system because the states had more power than the central government. |
The US has this system of government. The Articles of Confederation did not use this system because the states had more power than the central government.
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republic
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A government in which the citizens elect leaders to represent them.
The US has this type of government because we elect politicians to represent the people. |
The US has this type of government because we elect politicians to represent the people.
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Point of view
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The way someone thinks about an issue, an event, or a person.
A point of view is affected by a person's experiences and beliefs. Patrick Henry's ____ ___ _____ is that he wanted the states to maintain the most power. James Madison believed that a strong central government was needed. |
A point of view is affected by a person's experiences and beliefs. Patrick Henry's point of view is that he wanted the states to maintain the most power. James Madison believed that a strong central government was needed.
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compromise
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A settlement in which both sides give up something they want.
Roger Sherman came up with the Great ____________at the Constitutional Convention. It was a compromise between the Virginia and the New Jersey Plan |
Roger Sherman came up with the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention. It was a compromise between the Virginia and the New Jersey Plan
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