Social Studies Unit 2 Review

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  1. 1. This person wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776
  2. 5. The federal government has ____ power under the US Constitution than it did under the Articles of Confederation
  3. 10. The _____-Fifths Compromise determined how slaves would be calculated during the census (population count)
  4. 12. This group of people did not want the Constitution because they thought it would give the federal government too much power; they believed that if the Constitution were to pass, you would need a bill of rights
  5. 15. The Articles of ______ were the US's first constitution
  6. 17. ____ out of 13 states needed to vote "yes" for a bill to pass under the Articles of Confederation
  7. 18. The federal government has the ability to tax under this document; it didn't have this power under the Articles of Confederation
  8. 19. The United States gained its independence from them (a nationality)
  9. 20. Both the Articles of Confederation and the ______ Plan during the Constitutional Convention called for 1 house in the legislature with equal number of representatives from each state
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  1. 2. This group of people wanted the Constitution to pass because they wanted the federal government to have more power than before. They didn't think a bill of rights would be necessary
  2. 3. Both Jefferson and this philosopher believed in natural rights and the right to overthrow the government if it violates people's liberty
  3. 4. Paul Revere's artistic portrayal of the Boston ______ angered American colonists
  4. 6. This state's plan called for 2 houses in the legislature but with both houses granting the number of representatives to each state proportionally to their population sizes
  5. 7. This person wrote the US Constitution. He wrote the Virginia Plan as part of his rough draft but it was rejected.
  6. 8. This system does not give all the power to the federal government but reserves some power to the states, etc.
  7. 9. This state offered the solution that ultimately passed: 2 houses in the legislature; 1 based on population size, the other with equal representation
  8. 11. This branch had 1 house under the Articles of Confederation but has two houses under today's Constitution
  9. 13. Numerous laws passed by the British Parliament after 1763 angered colonists because of ______ without representation
  10. 14. The Articles of Confederation needed ______ agreement for it to be changed
  11. 16. A rebellion of mostly _____ that lasted several months exposed weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation