US Government Review

The official approval of a document or law after being signed by the president or congress.

• Ratify
• Nullify
• Amendment
• Rights

The separation of powers between the state governments and the federal government.

• Federalism
• Checks and Balances
• Judicial Review
• Bicameralism

An area has a government, boundaries, and laws that are followed by all people in that land.

• Country
• Nation
• Territory
• Colony

Means to reject or cancel a proposed law.

• Veto
• Ratify
• Amend
• Check and Balance

An official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution.

• Amendment
• Treaty
• Ratify
• Nullification

Tripled the size of the United States' territory and officially ended the war with England.

• Treaty of Paris 1783
• Proclamation of 1763
• Three-fifth's Compromise
• The Great Compromise

A Spanish blockade of this River made it very difficult to trade with other countries.

• Mississippi
• Ohio
• Hudson
• Missouri

Which 2 states were part of the Northwest Territory?

• Ohio and Minnesota
• Pennsylvania and New York
• Illinois and Michigan
• Massachusetts and Connecticut

This law organized the N.W. Territory, and created a system for adding new states.

• North West Ordinance of 1787
• Treaty of Paris 1783
• Proclamation of 1763
• Three-Fifth's Compromise

Name 2 things states were NOT required to do under the Articles of Confederation.

• Pay taxes and follow laws.
• Create schools and pay taxes.
• Create taxes and print money.
• Follow laws and create schools.