US History Regents Review II

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the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, list of the basic rights of individuals.

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Bill of Rights

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The written plan of government for the United States of America

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Constitution

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The branch of government that suggests laws and carries out the laws made by Congress. Its leader is the president.

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Executive

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The branch of government that makes laws for the country. It is made up of the Congress.

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Legislative

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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention? Options: to create a bill of rights, to make changes to the Articles of Confederation, to declare independence from Great Britain, to create an entirely new governing document for the new nation

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to make changes to the Articles of Confederation

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Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the Constitution? Options: because it didn’t include a bill of rights, because it didn’t give women the right to vote, because it gave too much power to the states, because it didn’t include the idea of checks and balances

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because it didn’t include a bill of rights

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How does the system of Checks and Balance protect people?

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It keeps any of the branches from overpowering the other so as not to destroy the rights of people.

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Which president was also called the Father of the Constitution?

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James Madison

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Which compromise concerned the issue of how to count slaves for representation and taxation?

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The 3/5 Compromise

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Which Constitutional principle divides government power between the states and the federal government?

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Federalism