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Declaration of Ind
Branches
Second Cont. Congress
States
Important People
100
What does the Bill of Rights say?
That the government can't take away the basic rights of the people.
100
What are the three branches of government?
What is Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
100
How is the Constitution most often described?
What is a framework of a house.
100
What is one power that the federal government does not control but the states decide?
What is power to make marriage and divorce laws
100
Who becomes the leader if something happens to the president?
What is the vice president
200
What is religious freedom?
What is the right to believe as you wish
200
Which branch works in the capital and has the Senate and House of Representatives?
What is Legislative branch
200

The two things they did at the Second Continental Congress

Run the war and write the Articles of Confederation.

200
How may states were needed to ratify the Constitution?
What is 9
200
What is the leader of our country called?
What is a president
300
Freedoms included in many state constitutions
What is free speech, trial by jury and assemble peacefully
300
Which branch of government enforces the laws?
What is executive branch
300
The document that gave the central government too little power
What is Articles of Confederation?
300
Once the colony becomes a state what document do they need to create?
What is a constitution
300
Who didn't attend the Convention because he didn't want to help strengthen the central government?
What is Patrick Henry
400
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
400
What branch of government is made up of judges and juries
What is the Judicial branch
400
What was the Great Compromise?
What is House of Representatives would be based on the states population and then Senate would be the same number from each state
400
What did Congress guarantee the settlers in the Northwest Territory?
What is the same rights as the people in the 13 states.
400
What were people called who were against the government having too much power and the new constitution?
What is anti- federalists
500
Who led the fight for the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution
Who is Madison
500
Which branch is the commander of the Armed Forces?
What is Executive branch
500
What plan was proposed that the central government should have higher powers than states in certain areas?
What is Virginia Plan?
500
What does limited government depend on ?
What is the consent of the people
500
Who was elected our first president?
Who is George Washington