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Inflation is when prices __________ quickly.
A. Fall
B. Rise
B. Rise
Before the constitution, there was the _______________________.
A. Articles of Confederation
B. Bill of Rights
A. Articles of Confederation
Where was the convention?
A. Trenton, New Jersey
B. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The United States government is run by the ______________________ for the _____________________.
A. King, King
B. People, People
B. People, People
The ______________________ supported the constitution.
A. Anti-federalists
B. Federalists
B. Federalists
The legislature in government ______________ laws.
A. Makes
B. carries out
A. Makes
This is an example of inflation:
A. 2000 2010 2022
1.00 1.25 1.85
B. 2000 2010 2022
1.00 1.00 1.00
A. 2000 2010 2022
1.00 1.25 1.85
Who was the leader of the convention?
A. Alexander Hamilton
B. George Washington
B. George Washington
Even the President must follow the laws of the United States.
A. True
B. False
A. True
The goal of Anti-Federalists was to protect _________________________'s rights.
A. The nation
B. individual person
B. individual person
The United States Constitution is a __________________________.
A. written plan
B. unwritten plan
A. Written plan
Who was Daniel Shay?
A. A tax collector
B. A farmer who was mad about high taxes
B. A farmer who was mad about high taxes
The Virginia plan said the national government should have 3 branches. Name the branches:
1.
2.
3.
1. Legislative Branch (Congress)
2. Executive Branch
3. The Judicial Branch
Only 1 person in the United States government has power.
A. True
B. False
B. False
The Federalists promised they would add ____________________ to the constitution.
A. Clauses
B. Amendments
B. Amendments
When 2 people make a compromise they reach a/an ________________________.
A. Disagreement
B. Agreement
B. Agreement
Before Ohio became a state, it was called a _______________________.
A. Land area
B. Territory
B. Territory
It was the _____________ plan that said, the larger the state, the more votes it should have.
A. New Jersey Plan
B. Virginia Plan
B. Virginia Plan
For a law to be passed, it must be approved by _____ branches of government.
A. 2
B. 3
B. 3
The word amendment means a new _______________________.
A. idea
B. law
B. law
The Federal/national government is located in _____________________.
A. Washington, D.C.
B. New Jersey
A. Washington, D.C.
For a territory to become a state, there had to be _________________________ adult males living there.
A. 25,000
B. 60,000
B. 60,000
The _______________ plan, said that each state, should have the same # of representatives in Congress.
A. New Jersey Plan
B. Virginia Plan
A. New Jersey Plan
Only the Federal/national government can declare war.
A. True
B. False
A. True
What is one of the first amendments to the constitution?
A. Freedom of discovery
B. Freedom of speech
B. Freedom of speech