Government

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Proposed a legislature based on each state's population

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Virginia Plan

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Money given by the federal government to the states to use for general purposes:

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Block grant

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The power of the federal government and state governments to tax and the power to create court systems (below the Supreme Court) are what type of power?

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Concurrent powers

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Those individuals who favored a strong national government were called:

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Federalists

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The central (federal) level of government has all the following types of powers except: implied powers, delegated powers, reserved powers

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reserved powers

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Created a legislature with two houses, one being equal and one based on population

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Great Compromise

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There have been ___ Amendments to the Constitution.

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27

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The Great Compromise resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:

• the creation of a prime minister
• equal state representation in the upper house
• representation by population in the lower house
• a bicameral Congress

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the creation of a prime minister

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Which of the following is NOT a basic principle of the Constitution? federalism, checks and balances, limited government, equality

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equality

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Which basic principle of the government means that the government gets its power from the people?

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Popular Sovereignty