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Question 1

a ___ government is one in which power is divided between a central government and local governments

Answer 1

federal

Question 2

what are the characteristics of a state

Answer 2

population, territory, sovereignty, government

Question 3

in a democracy, the will of the ___ cannot deprive the rights of a ____ minority group

Answer 3

majority, minority

Question 4

the government set up by the articles of confederation had only a ___ branch, consisting of a ___ congress

Answer 4

single, unicameral

Question 5

the federalist was written to win support for the ____ in New York

Answer 5

ratification

Question 6

at the philadelphia convention, the delegates agreed to ____ a new ____

Answer 6

draft, constitution

Question 7

the state constitutions and the articles of confederation shared the feature of ____

Answer 7

popular sovereignty

Question 8

much of the declaration of independence consists of ____ against king george 3

Answer 8

complaints

Question 9

the idea that the people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive government was FIRST formally expressed by Americans in the ____ of ____

Answer 9

declaration, independence

Question 10

in a democracy, each minority has a right to criticize the ____ and be heard

Answer 10

majority

Question 11

both the connecticut compromise and the three-fifths compromise were crucial to the small states because it allowed them to have ____ to have a voice in the new government

Answer 11

right

Question 12

the objection of the anti-federalists to the constitution is that the people would have ____ power, and the government would have ____

Answer 12

too little, too much

Question 13

the initial proposal at the constitutional convention that wanted a legislature with representation to be based on population or was called the ____ ____

Answer 13

virginia plan

Question 14

the proposal to create a government based on equal representation in government and the central government tax and regulate trade was called the ____ ____

Answer 14

new jersey plan

Question 15

supporters of the new government who wanted ratification of the constitution called ____

Answer 15

federalists

Question 16

3 problems of articles of confederation included the lack of power to ____ and the lack of the ____ branch and the ____ branch

Answer 16

tax, judicial, executive

Question 17

the 3/5 convention was mainly a compromise between ____ states and ____ states

Answer 17

northern, southern

Question 18

legislatures which have two houses, or chambers, are called ____

Answer 18

bicameral

Question 19

the connecticut compromise was mainly a compromise between ____ states and ____ states

Answer 19

large, small

Question 20

the arrangement whereby slaves would be counted (in part) for purposes of representation was called ____ compromise

Answer 20

3/5

Question 21

in 1789, during the ratification process, the constitution do not include a ____ of ____

Answer 21

bill, rights

Question 22

the distribution of constitutional authority among the three branches of the national government is known as ____ of ____

Answer 22

check of balance

Question 23

the constitution divided power between the state and national governments. this division of power is called a ____ government

Answer 23

federal

Question 24

people agreed to give up power to the state in return for the state’s service to the general well-being of the people describes what theory?

Answer 24

social contract

Question 25

the purpose of our government is for the ____ to serve the will of the ____

Answer 25

n/a

Question 26

the articles of confederation is described as a ____ government

Answer 26

confederate

Question 27

the 3 branches of our government are the ____, ____, ____

Answer 27

legislative, executive, judicial

Question 28

promote the general welfare means that the ____ serves the needs of the ____

Answer 28

government, people

Question 29

the magna carta promoted the principal of a ____ government for all citizens

Answer 29

representative

Question 30

the colonists took inspiration for the constitution for many sources, john ____ their own state ____ and other sources

Answer 30

n/a

Question 31

the federalist papers were created to gain support for the ____ in states like new york and virginia

Answer 31

constitution

Question 32

the articles of confederation in order to pass a new law needed a ____ majority, while the constitution needed a ____ majority to pass a new law

Answer 32

9/13, 7/13

Question 33

the six purposes for forming our country as outlined in the US Constitution as to form a more perfect ____, establish ____, insure ____ ____, provide for a common ____, protect the general ____ and secure the blessings of ____

Answer 33

union, justice, domestic tranquility, defense, welfare, liberty

Question 34

which if the 4 characteristics of a state do the 50 states of the US lack?

Answer 34

sovereignty

Question 35

because the distrust of strong federal power after the american revolution, the citizens of the colonies created the ____ of ____ , a ____ type of government

Answer 35

articles, confederation, confederate

Question 36

in the 1780’s, many americans distrusted a strong central government, this distrust is best shown by the creation of the ____ of ____

Answer 36

articles, confederation

Question 37

one way in which the united states constitution differed from the articles of confederation was the constitution created ____ branches of government ____ branch, ____ branch, and the ____ branch

Answer 37

3, legislative, executive, judicial

Question 38

at the constitutional convention of 1787, delegates from the small states most strongly supported the idea of having ____ ____ for all states under the constitution

Answer 38

equal representation

Question 39

antifederalists criticized the united states constitution primarily because governing power was concentrated in the ____ ____

Answer 39

central government

Question 40

the major reason the bill of rights was added to the united states constitution was to protect the citizens against the ____ government

Answer 40

central

Question 41

john locke’s theory of the social contract, as developed in the united states declaration of independence, stated that people have the right to ____ or ____ their government

Answer 41

n/a

Question 42

one similarity between the articles of confederation and the united states constitution is that both documents provide for a ____ branch to ____ laws

Answer 42

legislative, make

Question 43

a system of checks and balances was included in the united states constitution because the authors were concerned about one ____ having power over the other two

Answer 43

branch

Question 44

in order to win ratification of the united states constitution, supporters agreed to establish a ____ of ____ for all citizens

Answer 44

bill, rights

Question 45

representation, slave trade, taxation and election of the president were all compromises made at the

Answer 45

commerce and slave trade compromise

Question 46

new congress to have two houses, slaves to count as 3/5 a person, president to be chosen by electoral vote are all compromises made by the framers to complete the

Answer 46

3/5 compromise

Question 47

the concept found in the united states constitution was a belief held by the social contract philosophers of the enlightenment period that people should have ____ over their governments

Answer 47

control

Question 48

under the articles of confederation, the ____ controlled the vast majority of power, while the ____ government has limited power

Answer 48

states, limited

Question 49

philosophers of the ____ like locke and rousseau helped americans

Answer 49

enlightenment