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Mystery Question
100
a detailed, written plan for government
What is constitution
100
a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
What is electoral college
100
consists of a single, powerful sentence. It begins and ends as follows
What is the preamble
100
principle that the law applies to everyone even those who govern
What is rule of law
100
powers granted directly to the national government by the Constitution
What is enumerated powers
200
List of american ideals of individual rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Most state constitutions contained this
What is Bill of Rights
200
agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
What is great comprimise
200
another word for change, or to amend he constitution
What is interpret
200
the principal that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful and the government can only do what the poeple say
What is limited government
200
powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
What is reserved powers
300
the first constitution of the United States
What is Articles of Confederation
300
A meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of a new Constitution
What is constitutional convention
300
one of several main parts of the Constitution
What are articles
300
A principle of the government that states the idea that power lies with the people
What is popular sovereignty
300
powers shared by the state and federal governments
What is concurrent powers
400
An uprising of Massachusetts framers who did not want to lose their farms because of tax debts
What is shays rebellion
400
supporter of the constitution
What is federalist
400
any change in the constitution
What is amendment
400
one of the principles that state the split of authority among the three branches
What is separation of powers
400
The clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict
What is supremacy clause
500
1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory
What is Northwest ordinance
500
those who opposed ratification of the Constitution
What is anti-federalist
500
the introduction of the constitution
What is preamble
500
one of the principle that a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
What is checks and balances
500
a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
What is bicameral
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