Quarter 1 Social Studies Review

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James Madison was the main ________ of the Constitution. He is nicknamed the "Father of the Constitution".

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writer

Front

What was the Constitutional Convention?

Back

A meeting where men from all states get together to write a new constitution.

Answer explanation

The Constitutional Convention was a meeting where men from all states got together to write a new constitution. This was because the Articles of Confederation was too weak and needed to be replaced!

Front

What was the Articles of Confederation?

Back

A document that is America's first try at making a government.

Front

The Articles of Confederation gave the states TOO much _____.

Back

power

Front

The national/federal government is in charge of the whole _______.

Back

country

Front

George Washington was the ______ of the Constitutional Convention.

Back

leader

Front

Benjamin Franklin was the ____________ of the Constitutional Convention.

Back

peacemaker

Front

What is States' Rights?

Back

The idea that states have the right to lead themselves and that the federal government should not make choices for them.

Front

What is the Federal System?

Back

A system in which the federal government has certain powers, the state government has certain powers, and powers that both of them share.

Front

The Great Compromise solved what problem during the Constitutional Convention?

Back

How much representation each state would get in Congress (the government)

Answer explanation

The Great Compromise focused on how states should be represented in the government.