Practice Test - From Confederation to Constitution

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Having the right to self-rule or independent government.

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Sovereign

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The concept of governing based on a constitution.

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Constitutionalism

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A person chosen or elected to represent a group of people.

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Delegate

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The concept that state governments have certain powers that federal government cannot overrule.

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Dual Sovereignty

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Delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention who helped shape the content and structure of the U.S. Constitution.

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Framers

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The division of governmental power among the three branches of U.S. government: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch.

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Separation of Powers

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A provision in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution that established that the United States would not consider prohibiting the international slave trade in the United States until 1808.

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Slave Importation Clause

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The support of a government where power is shared between the central, national government and that of states or provinces.

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Federalism

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An official law, decree, or directive.

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Ordinance

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The group that elects the U.S. president; each state receives as many electors as it has congressional representatives and senators combined.

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Electoral College