2024/2025 1st Semester Government Exam

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This plan called for representation in congress by population.

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Virginia Plan

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This was an agreement that, in Congress, states be represented equally in the Senate and by population in the House.

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The Great Compromise

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This group felt the constitution represented a too-powerful central government. They opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

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Anti-Federalists

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Members of the government must obey the ________, which is another way of describing the concept of limited government.

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Rule of Law

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The meeting of 55 delegates from 12 of 13 states in Philadelphia to replace the Articles of Confederation with a stronger government was called what?

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The Constitutional Convention

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This group felt that the government under the U.S. Constitution would be too centralized and too powerful. Also, they complained there was a lack of a bill of rights. Options: Rebels, Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Patriots

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Anti-Federalists

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The Second Continental Congress and the United States under the Articles of Confederation had only one chamber in its legislature. This is called a ___________________legislature.

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Unicameral

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A(n) ____is one of the seven numbered sections of the Constitution.

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Article

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A(n) ____is a way to change the Constitution.

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Amendment

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The system of ____ helps keep one branch of government from dominating the actions of the others.

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Checks and Balances