dividing the government so that each branch balances the powers of the other branches
What is separation of powers
100
name 1 difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.
What is the articles only 1 branch of government
100
What did Three-Fiths Compromise do?
What is included 3/5ths of enslaved people in population counts
100
What is a civic responsibility?
What is voting
200
government in which citizens have power to make political decisions
What is democracy
200
What problem did war debts pose for the new nation?
What is government could not collect taxes to repay debt
200
Why did states with large populations favor the Virginia Plan?
What is based represntation on population
200
Rule of law, judicial review, popular sovereignty
What is the best title for the list?
What is elements of Democracy in the U.S
300
a law
What is ordinance
300
What caused Shays' Rebellion?
What is one state raised taxes that people paid on their property
300
What ONLY the national government do?
What is print money
300
When the Constitution was written, which citizens had the right to vote?
What is white male property owners
400
ways that each branch of government limits the power of the other branches
What is checks and balances
400
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
What is to form a stronger government by revising the Articles of Confederation
400
Why did some states hesitate to ratify the Constitution?
What is they thought it needed a Bill of Rights
400
Social Security is an example of a government program that...
What is promotes the general welfare
500
an addition
What is amendment
500
''Those gentalmen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town,and become citizens of that town more than of your state.'' the speaker above reveals that he or she is a
What is supporter of the Articles of Confederation
500
''The powers not delegated to the U.S by the Constitution, nor prohibiteed by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.''
The Amendment above was a victory for...
What is Anti-Federalists
500
Which branch of the military is most likely to patrol the coastline?