Social Studies Chapter 6

___________contributed to the call of a stronger governmnet.

• Many people
• Some people
• Shays' Rebellion

Under the articles of Confederation, the _______ had much greater power than the Central government.

• president
• judicial branch
• federal government
• states

The Northwest Ordinance stopped _________ from spreading.

• slavery
• education
• freedom
• democracy

Under the Great Compromise, each state had ______ representatives in the Senate.

• 2
• 3
• same

Out of 55, _________ ratified the Constitution

• 39
• 50
• 45
• 20

The _________________ guarantees that the American government recognizes individual rights must be protected.

• Constitution
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence

Amendments 5 through 8 contain the principles of ________ process.

• judicial process
• legal process
• fair process
• due process

Popular sovereignty expresses the idea the power comes from ___________

• the people
• the military
• the government
• the monarchy

Under the Constitution, the nation has strong federal government shares power with the ______________________

• executive branch
• judicial branch
• states
• local governments

___________________ wrote the Original Bill of Rights.

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison