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This is a longstanding belief of practice.
What is a tradition?
What are slaves?
This branch of the government includes judges to interpret and answer questions about the law.
What is the Judicial?
These were some of the major players at the constitutional convention (100 per name, up to thee)
Who are Washington, Franklin, Madison, and Hamilton?
When farmers were in debt and being arrested, this event in 1787 showed the weakness of the central government.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This is the sharing of power between federal/national/central governments and state governments.
What is federalism?
At first, the constitutional convention about the Articles of Confederation just wanted to change them, also called this.
What is amend?
This branch of government includes the president and carries out, or executes, the law.
What is the executive?
The 3/5ths Compromise decided how this group would count towards population and representation in congress.
What are slaves/African Americans?
The United States government was very influenced by this European country, which makes sense, as it used to be the USA's mother country.
What is Britain/England/The United Kingdom?
This is when two parties want something, but each must give up part of it to get part of what they want.
What is a compromise?
This is a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases.
What is a depression?
This branch of government makes laws; it's made up of congress, that includes the Senate and House of Representatives.
What is legislative?
The Virginia Plan for representation helped large population states, since representation was this.
What is proportional?
The Magna Carta was signed by British King John in 1215; it stated that nobody, not even a ruler, was above this.
What is the law?
What is proportional?
The Great Compromise settled a conflict about this, giving states of different populations a fair say in the government.
What is representation?
Because it includes the House of Representatives and the Senate, Congress is bicameral, which means this.
What is having two groups/bodies?
The New Jersey Plan for representation helped small population states, since representation was this.
What is equal/the same?
These are two places Mr. Chesebro has lived BESIDES Buffalo.
What are Minnesota, Jacksonville, Boston, Japan, London, or Rochester?