Ch 14 SocialStudies Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Articles of Confederation | A document that set up the nation's first central government; weak because the central government COULD NOT PAY ITS BILLS |
| After a government official is impeached, what happens next? | The Senate holds a trial. |
| The Great Compromise was an agreement between | large and small states. |
| The Judicial Branch can decide whether a law is | unconstitutional. |
| Whose main job is to make laws? | Congress |
| Why did the states call a Constitutional Convention? | To improve the Articles of Confederation |
| The men in Shay's Rebellion were fighting to | keep their homes. |
| Which delegate from Virginia had a plan for a strong central government? | James Madison |
| The advisors to the head of the executive branch make up the | cabinet. |
| Which term refers to the principle that nobody is above the law? | rule of law |
| branches | Parts of government with different kinds of responsibilities and powers; the parts are Legislative,Executive,and Judicial |
| executive branch | The branch of government that carries out (executes) laws. |
| judicial branch | The branch of government that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them. |
| legislative branch | The branch of government that makes laws. |
| Why did the small states not like the Virginia Plan? | Smaller states were NOT in favor of the Virginia Plan because they would NOT have as as many representatives in Congress to vote. |
| Why do you think the large states thought the Virginia Plan was fair? | Larger states favored the Virginia Plan because they would have more votes in Congress than smaller states. |
| What is a compromise? | An agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles; give-and-take, consessions. |
| The Great Compromise | decided how many votes each state would have in the Senate and the House of Representatives. |
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