U.S. History GA Standard 05 2020 Cooper 01

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What was the initial purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

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To revise the Articles of Confederation

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What limited the power of each branch of government by allowing one to check the other?

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Checks and Balances

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What was the New Jersey Plan?

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Small states supporting equal representation in Congress.

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What ultimately caused all the states to ratify the Constitution? Options: The Federalists wrote the Federalist Papers to convince states to support the ratification. The Anti-Federalists wrote the Federalist Papers to convince states to support ratification. The Federalists added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution to gain Anti-Federalist support. The Anti-Federalists added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution to gain Federalist support.

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The Federalists added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution to gain Anti-Federalist support.

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What amendment covers the reserved powers given to state governments?

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Tenth Amendment

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How did free and slave states determine representation in the House of Representatives based on the slave population?

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3 out of 5 slaves would be counted in representation in ⅗ Compromise.

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What was the system of two levels of government (federal and state) in which state government was allowed power to carry out certain tasks for its own individual state?

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Federalism

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The Constitution was developed by the beliefs of Baron de Montesquieu who believed that Checks and Balances and Separation of Church and State would keep the government from abusing its power. TRUE or FALSE?

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FALSE

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What was the importance of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

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Set rules for dividing land into six square mile townships to sell except on one section set up for schools.

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What was the first Constitution of the United States?

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Articles of Confederation