Constitution Review

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What long term effect did the Northwest Ordinance have on the settlement of the Great Lakes Region?

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It outlawed slavery in the region.

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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 it had to be approved by

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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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What were supporters of the new Constitution called?

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Federalists

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Which idea about government did NOT come from the philosophies of John Lock? Options: People have Natural Rights, Government’s job is to protect rights, Separation of Powers, Government’s power comes from people

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Separation of Powers

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What was America's first national constitution called?

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Articles of Confederation

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The essays explaining and supporting the Constitution were called

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The Federalist Papers.