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Unit Four
Forming a Government
Question | Answer |
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Most states set up two house, or __________legislatures to divide the work of government. | bicameral |
People agreed the new country should be a __________, a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. | republic |
The issue that needed to be settled before the smaller states agreed to the Articles of Confederation. | selling of western lands |
Women, African-Americans, and ____________ did not take part in the Constitutional Convention because they lacked rights. | Native Americans |
Congress decided to pass the___________, which divided western lands into townships to help pay off the national debt. | Land Ordinance of 1785 |
Daniel Shays and his men protested ___________. | high taxes |
Three-Fifths Compromise addressed the issue of how _____________________. | slaves would be counted |
where most of the power was held under the Articles of Confederation | state |
number of representatives from each state in the Senate | two |
The main objective of the _____________________ was to create a system for bringing new states into the Union. | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
Representatives in the House are ________________________. | based on state population |
keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful | checks and balances |
government branch that writes the laws | legislative |
government branch that make sure laws are carried out | executive |
government branch that interprets the laws | judicial |
The _________________states the monarch is subject to law. | Magna Carta |
In the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state have for representation? | one |
supporters of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution | Federalists |
French writer declaring the powers of government should be separated and balanced against each other. | Montesquieu |
shared power between the state and national government | federalism |
plan suggesting a one-house legislature with equal representation. | New Jersey |
fraction of the states needed for an amendment to be ratified | 3/4 |
freeing of individual enslaved persons | manumission |
another word for meeting | convention |
another word for revise | amend |
settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands | compromise |
powers that are specifically given to Congress | enumerated |
powers that belong to the States | reserved |
powers that are suggested but not directly stated in the Constitution | implied |
The act that the Court can review the actions of the executive and legislative branches to determine whether or not they violate the Constitution. | judicial review |
established procedures in taking actions against a citizen | due process |