The Great Compromise determined what about our government?

how states would be represented in congress

how slaves would be counted as part of population

the portion of tax money given to states

where they would build the white house

The Magna Carta, the Petition on Rights, and the English Bill of Rights have in common?

They limited the power of the monarch

They dissolved the British monarchy

They were all influenced by Chinese laws

They all established a strict dictatorship

The protection of people’s rights and representative legislatures are two concepts in U.S. government that were borrowed from

the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights.

the Articles of Confederation and the Emancipation Proclamation.

the First and Fifth Amendments.

the French Constitution and the Mayflower Compact.

What weakness of the Articles of Confederation was corrected when the U.S. Constitution was created?

Three branches of government were created.

The powers of the president were reduced.

The states were given more power.

"...that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." Where is this quote found?

Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

Popular sovereignty, a principle set forth in the Constitution, means that

people are the source of the government’s power.

people elect their political representatives.

power is divided between national and state governments.

each branch of government has its own responsibilities.

created a weak central government (no power to tax, no power to enforce laws)

charters of the VA Company of London

In the Preamble, what does it mean when it says, "We the people..."?

The constitution was written for all the people of the United States.

The constitution was only written for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.

Referring to "the people" who authored the constitution.

"For us and our future generations" would describe which part of the Preamble?

in order to form a more perfect union

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The Articles of Confederation were structured the way they were because the former colonies feared...

a strong government

poverty

free press

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Which group wanted a strong national government?

Federalists

Anti-Federalists

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Which group did not want to approve the new Constitution?

Federalists

Anti-Federalists

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The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--

Representation in the Senate

How slaves would be counted towards representation

How states would be represented

Borders of states

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The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

strong

average

weak

federal

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Two-house legislatures that divide the work of government are known as...

bicameral

republic

federalism

due process

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federalism means...

two house-legislatures that divide the work of government

a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives

sharing power between the federal and state governments

a disease that workers in the FBI can get

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Which group wanted a strong national government?

Which group did not want to approve the new Constitution?

The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

Two-house legislatures that divide the work of government are known as...

federalism means...

What would I be if I were something added to a document?

This was one of the major concessions needed in order for some states to sign the Constitution...amendments that protected the individual freedoms of citizens

The constitution set up this kind of system to maintain a balance of power among the three branches of government

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