A New Plan of Government

Front

The "Supreme Law of the Land" is known as the _______________.

Back

Constitution

Front

He believed that all people have natural rights.

Back

John Locke

Front

He proposed that government powers should be separate and balanced against each other.

Back

Baron de Montesquieu

Front

____________________ is known as the sharing of powers between the Federal and state governments.

Back

Federalism

Front

A change to the Constitution is called a/an __________________.

Back

Amendment

Front

Which branch of the Federal Government is headed by the President?

Back

The Executive Branch

Front

This document was used as a model to write the Constitution.

Back

English Bill of Rights of 1689

Front

System that keeps one branch of government from gaining too much power is called ___________________________.

Back

System of Checks and Balances

Front

This group is involved in electing the President.

Back

Electoral College

Front

The people who shaped the Constitution were known as the ___________________________.

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Framers