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Vocab
100
This surveyed land and divided it into townships.
What is The Ordinance of 1785.
100
Two house congress with representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan.
100
The introduction to the constitution.
What is Preamble.
100
The power of the government lies with the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty.
100
A legislature consisting of two parts or houses.
What is bicameral
200
Northwest Ordinance
What is a plan for admiting new states into the Union.
200
One house congress, each state gets one vote.
What is the New Jersey Plan.
200
States how the government will work.
What is the Articles.
200
The government can only do what the people allow it to do.
What is Limited Government
200
To vote approval of.
What is ratify.
300
Shays Rebelion
What is the event that caused the Colonies to rethink the Articles of Confederation.
300
Two house congress. Senate, each state gets two representatives. House of Representation, representation based on population.
What is the Great Compromise.
300
The first 10 amendments.
What is The Bill of Rights.
300
To limit the government three branches were made.
What is Separation of Powers
300
The law making branch of the government.
What is the legislative branch.
400
You needed all 13 states to change the Articles of Confederation.
What is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
400
In population every 5 slaves would count as 3 free people.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise.
400
States the powers and responsibilities of each branch of government.
What is the first three Articles.
400
Each branch is given a power to limit the other two branches.
What is Checks and Balances.
400
The branch of government that carries out laws.
What is the executive branch.
500
Farmers in Massachusetts felt the taxes were unfair and rebelled.
What is Shay's Rebellion.
500
People who supported the Constitution.
What is Federalists.
500
An amendment must be proposed by two-thirds of congress or two-thirds of the states. An amendment must be ratified by three-quarters of the states
What is the formal way of amending the constitution.
500
States the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause.
500
The branch of government that interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch.
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