Articles of Confederation & the Constitution

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What is the highest legal authority in the United States government?

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U.S. Constitution

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Checks and Balances, Separation of Powers, Rights of the Accused - All of these are characteristics of which type of government?

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limited government

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The division of governing power between the national and state/local governments is called

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federalism.

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The United States Congress may pass laws, and they go into effect if the President signs the law. However the Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional. This is an example of

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checks and balances

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Why did the Anti-Federalists push for the addition of a Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution?

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they believed the people's liberties needed protection from the government

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A government principle by which the legislative, judicial, and executive powers are essentially held by different groups and people is called

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separation of powers.

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Which branch of the federal government is responsible for interpreting the laws of the United States?

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Judicial

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It can be said that, since Americans elect people to make the laws of the country, the United States is actually a (hint: think of the Pledge of Allegiance)

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Republic

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Which situation could NOT have occurred under the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress could ask states for money, a postal service could deliver mail, the President could be removed from office, states could decide not to follow national law.

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the President could be removed from office

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The rebellions started by Daniel Shays in 1786 were a protest against

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debts and high taxes