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Our Constitution has a system of __________ which make sure that each branch of government limit the power of the other two.
checks and balances
The founding fathers knew that the Constitution might need to change with the current times, so we can add to or change the Constitution with an __________.
amendment
Three-fourths of the states needed to __________ the Constitution before it could become the official law of our country.
ratify
The Constitution tells us what powers the ___________ government has and what powers the state governments have.
George Washington had several Secretaries like Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson in his ____________ to give him advice.
cabinet
Since the citizens of the United States get to choose their leaders to represent them, our country is a __________.
republic
The delegates at the Constitutional Convention had to __________ by creating two parts to the Congress so that big states and small states were happy.
compromise
The __________ is the written plan for our government and the highest law of our country.
Constitution
When Congress passes a law, the President can __________ the law if he/she does not agree with it.
veto
The ceremony to make someone President is called a(n) __________.
inaguration
Before the Constitution was written, the states did or did not want a strong central or national government?
did not
The Articles of Confederation was problematic because _______________.
It gave the states more power than the national government.
In 1787, Congress called a meeting about the Articles of Confederation to make the national government stronger or weaker?
Stronger
Which Americans were represented at the Constitutional Convention?
Wealthy, educated, white males
Some delegates to the Constitutional Convention thought a republic where people could have a voice would
protect citizens' rights
In a federal system of government
the states share power with the central government
How did the states compromise about slavery?
The Three-Fifths Rule
What did Antifederalists want in order to accept the Constitution?
They wanted a Bill of Rights to protect people's liberties
Name the three branches of government created in the Constitution.
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
What do checks and balances do?
keeps each branch of government from becoming stronger than the others
What does the Bill of Rights do?
It protects our rights such as freedom of speech and religion
What political parties were formed by supporters of Jefferson and Hamilton?
Democratic-Republicans and Federalists
Alexander Hamilton supported
a national bank, a strong central government
Thomas Jefferson supported
limiting the national government and farmers
What advice did Washington give the country when he retired from the presidency?
not to take sides in foreign wars
don't form political parties