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What did the anti-federalists want?

• Weak government

• Bill of Rights

• More Constitution

• Less federalists

What did federalists want?

• Strong government

• No Bill of Rights

• Less Constitution

• More Constitution

What are the Articles of Confederation?

• A document abolishing slavery

• A document creating a new government

• A document creating the Declaration of Independence

• A document creating The Stamp Act

What did the Articles of Confederation allow the government to do?

• Conduct foreign affairs/Make treaties

• Build roads/Build national parks

• Establish post offices/Coin money

• Declare war/Have an army

• Collect taxes/Pass new laws

What is the Constitutional Convention?

• A convention created by John Locke

• A conference created to amend the Articles of Confederation

• A convention created to amend the Bill of Rights

• A convention created to organize federalism

What is ex post facto law?

• Laws that make an act a crime after the crime has been committed

• A law that changed how we amend the Constitution

• A law that explained how the government should work

• A law that explains the Bill of Rights

What is appellate jurisdiction?

• The authority of a court to hear a case appealed by another court

• The authority of a court to make laws

• The authority of Congress to override a veto

• The authority to hear a case for the first time

What is a filibuster?

• To talk a bill to death

• The process of turning a bill into a law

• To talk a law to death

• To vote in Congress

What is federal bureaucracy?

• Federal laws

• The agencies and employees of the executive branch

• The agencies and employees of the legislative branch

What does a concurrent jurisdiction allow?

• It allows more than one court to hear and judge the same case

• It allows the executive branch to make a law without the approval of Congress

• It allows people to vote

• It allows federal workers to get a raise before their next election