Constitution Review

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What is the main job of the legislative branch?

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Make laws needed for the country.

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The framers designed a system of checks and balances to:

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keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

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Suggested by Roger Sherman, it solved the most important disagreement at the Constitutional Convention, the issue of representation in Congress.

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The Great Compromise

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A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a

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republic

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A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that all changes had to be approved by how many states? Options: 7 states, 13 states, 9 states, 11 states

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13 states

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The division of powers between the national government and the states is a

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federal system

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What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power?

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checks and balances

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This compromise addressed how the enslaved population in the South would affect representation in Congress.

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3/5 Compromise

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What was America's first national constitution called?

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Articles of Confederation

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The amendment outlined the 5 basic freedoms of all Americans.

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