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100
This is the name of the first plan of government for the new nation.
What is The Articles of Confederation?
100
This branch of government writes, debates, and passes bills which become laws. It includes the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is the Legislative Branch?
100

Under the Constitution, this is where the authority of government is given.

What is the state and federal government share powers?

100

Name any of the 3 reasons the Bill of Rights was developed.

What are 1) protect the rights of the people, 2) promote goodwill, and 3) limit the government?

100

This group of people take an active role in the civil process by voting, paying taxes, and serving on a jury.

What are citizens?

200
The Articles of Confederation gave states only one branch of government (Legislative), allowed states to make their own money/rules/militia, allowed states to make their own laws, and did not allow states to tax. These were all considered this.
What are weaknesses in the plan of government?
200
This is the branch of government that judges whether or not laws are carried out fairly or not. It also decides if laws are constitutional or unconstitutional. This branch includes the Supreme Court.
What is the Judicial Branch?
200

This plan of government was created because the Articles of Confederation had too many weaknesses.

What is the Constitution?

200

This are two of the most important rights protected in the Bill of Rights.

What are freedom of speech (expression) and freedom of religion?

200

In the Three-Fifths Compromise, this decision was made regarding slaves and population.

What is three of every five slaves would count toward population and taxes?

300
This is the only branch of government in the Articles of Confederation. It allowed states to make laws but they could not tax. This also gave each state one vote in Congress.
What is the Legislative branch?
300
This branch of government carries out and/or enforces the laws. The President and Vice-President serve here.
What is the Executive Branch?
300

This document is the introduction to the Constitution and states the major goals of the Constitution.

What is the Preamble?

300

This is the result of The Bill of Rights being added to the Constitution.

What is more states ratified the Constitution?

300

In the Great Compromise, this type of representation in the Senate was agreed upon.

What is equal representation?

400
Under the Articles of Confederation, this is where the authority of the government is given.
What are the states?
400
This plan ensures that no one branch is more powerful than any other branch.
What is the system of Checks and Balances?
400

This group of people opposed the Constitution because they felt the Constitution did not truly protect the rights of Americans.

What are Anti-Federalists?

400
Federalists pledged to add this document to the Constitution to guarantee freedoms and limit government actions.
What is The Bill of Rights?
400

This group of people supported the Constitution because they felt the Constitution provided a strong national government.

What are the Federalists?

500

The Articles of Confederation stated that the states would keep their "freedom and independence." States would be joined, not in a strong central government, but they would be joined in this.

What is a weak national government.

500

This branch of government meets in the White House with the president.

What is the Executive Branch?

500

This man was the principal author of the Bill of Rights, which amended the Constitution.

Who is James Madison?

500
Citizens have the right to a trial by jury in civil cases and citizens have the right to bear arms are both included in the Bill of Rights. True or False
What is true?
500

In the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, this was prohibited in the Northwest territories.

What is slavery?