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The _____________ sets out laws and prints bowls of the Gov.

• legislature
• judiciary
• executive
• Constitution

Called for a House of Representatives with representation based on population.

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• Connecticut Compromise
• New Jersey Plan

The votes of ⅔ of congress can ________ the president's veto.

• ignore
• reject
• support
• override

A ____ __ ______ lists freedoms the government has to protect.

• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Executive Order
• Bill of Rights

Shays' Rebellion was important because it showed Americans that

• the central government under the Articles of Confederation was strong and able to maintain order
• Shays' Rebellion was a success and achieved its goals
• Shays' Rebellion had no impact on American society
• The Articles of Confederation wasn't working

Small stars objected to the Virginia Plan because they

• It did not provide enough representation for small states.
• It did not address the issue of slavery.
• Feared that larger states would out vote them.

• It did not include a bill of rights.

In order to prevent any one branch of Gov from gaining to much power, The Constitution create a system of

• dictatorship
• separation of powers
• checks and balances
• centralized authority

The sharing of power between the states and the government is?

• Confederalism
• Unitary system
• Autocracy
• Federalism

Created a loose alliance among the 13 states.

• Constitution of the United States
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• Emancipation Proclamation

James Madison believed that the Bill of Rights did all of the following except

• establish a state religion
• Gave New individuals rights in America

• grant more power to the federal government
• protect individual liberties