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Vocabulary
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Lesson 3
Miscellaneous
100
What branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative Branch
100
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do.
divide the territory into smaller territories
100
Which 2 states' plans didn't agree with each other on the number of representatives?
New Jersey and Virginia
100
What was added to the Constitution that got all 13 states to ratify it?
Bill of Rights
100
Who is on the $100 bill
Benjamin Franklin
200
What word means to approve something?
ratify
200
All Groups-Write down answer- True or False- Under the Articles of Confederation, we had a strong central government.
False- states had freedom, independence and a firm league of friendship
200
The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to what?
revise the Articles of Confederation
200
What group of people wanted a strong national government?
Federalists
200
What does IRS stand for?
Internal Revenue Services
300
What is an addition or change to the constitution called?
amendment
300
Massachusetts property taxes were hard on farmers and caused this rebellion.
Shay's Rebellion
300
What replaced the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution
300
Who were the people were unhappy with the Constitution? They didn't like the Federal government
Antifederalists
300
Glass if made out of _________?
sand
400
A system to guard against any one branch of the government becoming too powerful.
checks and balances
400
All Groups- Name a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
couldn't collect taxes, trade, no standard of currency, ONLY ONE BRANCH, inflation, etc.
400
In the preamble of the constitution, one of the goals is to protect peoples _____________?
Liberty
400
Who described the new government as "A Republic if you can keep it"
Benjamin Franklin
400
What does LED stand for?
light emitting diode
500
The name given to a representative. There were 55 of them who met at the Constitutional Convention
delegate
500
What did a territory have to do to become a state? Tell me all the requirements.
Congress appointed governor & 3 judges, elect a legislature, and reach 60,000 for population
500
Describe what the great compromise was.
Congress made up of 2 houses: Equal senate seats, House of Representatives based on population
500
What did the Bill of Rights say/do?
Guaranteed certain freedoms that couldn't be taken away
500
Closest to the answer gets the points. What is the speed of a typical raindrop in mph.
17 miles per hour