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When the colonies became states after independence, what document did each state have to create?
a constitution
100
TRUE or FALSE:  The Articles of Confederation gave the central government too little power.
TRUE!
100
What compromise is described here:  Membership in the House of Representatives would be based on state population.  In the Senate, all states would have the same number of senators.
The Great Compromise
100
Which vocabulary word matches this definition:


something due to one by law, custom, or nature

right
100

Which vocabulary word matches this definition:


another word for law
ordinance
200
What branch of government is being described here?


- makes laws

- approves or rejects Presidential appointments of justices

- can remove the President from office for serious wrongdoing

The Legislative Branch
200
The Articles of Confederation failed because it gave Congress (too much or too little) power to make laws.
too little power
200
Put these in order from first document signed, to the last.


The United States Constitution

The Declaration of Independence

The Articles of Confederation

1.  The Declaration of Independence


2.  The Articles of Confederation

3.  The United States Constitution

200
What is the definition of RATIFY?
to approve or accept
200

What is the definition of DELIBERATE?

to think about and discuss issues before reaching a decision
300
What does RELIGIOUS FREEDOM mean?
A person has the right to believe as he or she wishes
300
In 1787, what rights did Congress guarantee to settlers of the Northwest Territory?
The same rights as the people in the 13 states
300
TRUE or FALSE:  A federal system is a system in which the powers are divided between the central government and the states.
TRUE!
300

Which vocabulary word matches this definition:

rights that cannot be taken away by anyone (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)

unalienable rights
300

Which vocabulary word matches this definition:


the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing the government
politics
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What rights did Jefferson consider unalienable?
life, liberty,  and the pursuit of happiness
400

What branch of government is being described here?

- interprets the meaning of laws

- justices serve for life and cannot be removed for making decisions the President does not like

- can declare executive acts and laws made by Congress are unconstitutional

The Judicial Branch
400

What branch of government is being described here?

- can veto, or reject a law

- appoints Supreme Court justices

- can pardon people found guilty of certain crimes

The Executive Branch
400

What is the definition of POSTERITY?

generations to come
400

What is the definition of a TERM?

a limited extent of time during which something may last
500
What TWO THINGS did the Second Continental Congress have to do?


run the war and write the Articles of Confederation
500
Why didn't the great patriot Patrick Henry attend the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
He smelled a rat!  He was suspicious of the other delegates and he didn't want to help strengthen the central government.  
500
What is the difference between FEDERALISTS and ANTI-FEDERALISTS?
FEDERALISTS agreed with the Constitution.


ANTI-FEDERALISTS did not agree with the Constitution.

500

Which vocabulary word matches this definition:

an overall plan of government

constitution
500

Which vocabulary word matches this definition:

an official of high rank sent by a country to represent it in another country

ambassador