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vocabulary
100
9 of 13 states needed to pass a law is a
What is a weakness in the Articles of Confederation
100
Who lead the Convention
What is George Washington
100
There are two ways to amend the Constitution, informally and
What is formally
100
Popular Sovereignty states
What is people rule
100
powers shared by the state and federal governments
What is concurrent powers
200
Articles of Confederation
What is the first government of the U.S.
200
A plan of Congress were there is two houses and they are based off of population.
What is the Virginia Plan
200
The first 10 amendments
What is The Bill of Rights
200
Government can only do what the people want
What is Limited Government
200
powers granted directly to the national government by the Constitution; another name for expressed powers
What is enumerated powers
300
A plan to survey land
What is The Ordinance of 1785
300
The compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia plan
What is the Great Compromise
300
States the purposes of Government
What is the Preamble
300
How the government is broken up into three branches is
What is Separation of Powers
300
ratify
What is to vote approval of
400
A plan to let states into the Union
What is the Northwest Ordinance
400
The compromise were every five slaves would count as three people
What is 3/5 Compromise
400
There are seven and they are the main parts
What is the Articles
400
How one branch has a power over the other two is
What is checks and balances
400
the clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict
What is the Supremacy Clause
500
The act that told people we needed a new government
What is Shay's Rebellion
500
If you believe in the Constitution you are a
What is a Federalist
500
The last part of the Constitution and lists rights of the people
What are the Amendments
500
How the power is broken up is
What is federalism
500
a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
What is the Electoral College
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