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  1. 5. According to the Declaration of Independence, the ______ have the responsibility to change our government if it becomes oppressive and won’t protect our natural rights
  2. 6. The _______ Branch makes the laws
  3. 7. This European country began creating colonies along the Atlantic Ocean in North America in the early 1600s
  4. 10. One of our three “unalienable” rights listed in the Declaration of Independence
  5. 11. The biggest problem with the articles of Confederation was that it didn’t give enough _____ to the central government
  6. 12. By crying “No _____with Representation,” they meant that Britain shouldn’t be allowed to tax the colonists unless they have a voice in Parliament through representatives
  7. 15. One of the three colonial regions - Georgia was part of this one
  8. 17. This is the sharing of power between the state governments and the national government
  9. 20. According to the Declaration of Independence, governments are “instituted” to make sure that everyone’s _____ are protected
  10. 21. One of the three colonial regions - Massachusetts was part of this one (2)
  11. 22. Daniel _____ led a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers that signaled a big problem with the Articles of Confederation
  12. 23. The _______ is in charge of the Executive Branch
  13. 24. The Bill of Rights make up the first ___ amendments to the Constitution (spell the number)
  14. 26. The ______ Branch carries out, or executes, the laws
  15. 27. The ________ Compromise determined how slaves would be counted for the purposes of representation in Congress and taxation (2)
  16. 29. One of our three “unalienable” rights listed in the Declaration of Independence
  17. 31. The American ______ was a war between the United States and Britain
  18. 32. The ______ Branch interprets the laws
  19. 33. A _________ is a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
  20. 38. One of the three colonial regions - Pennsylvania was part of this one
  21. 39. This short book of propaganda convinced many colonists that independence from Britain was the right move (2)
  22. 40. Our new Constitution created a central government that was much ______ than it was previously under the Articles of Confederation (stronger or weaker?)
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  1. 1. He published the influential book Common Sense in 1776 (last name only)
  2. 2. The biggest criticism of the new Constitution was that it did not include a _____ (3)
  3. 3. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of _______ - meaning that people can criticize our government and our leaders
  4. 4. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote a series of essays to persuade the American people to support the ratification of the new Constitution (2)
  5. 8. One of our three “unalienable” rights listed in the Declaration of Independence (3)
  6. 9. This system allows each branch to limit and control the power of the other two branches of government (3)
  7. 13. Britain accumulated a lot of debt from 1754-1763 protecting its colonists in which war? (3)
  8. 14. Britain ultimately created this many colonies along the Atlantic Coast of North America (spell the number)
  9. 16. The ___________ was the law that established that slavery would not be allowed anywhere in the Northwest Territory (2)
  10. 18. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of _______ - meaning that people can gather peacefully to protest
  11. 19. The president has a group of advisors known as the _____
  12. 23. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of the ______ - meaning that journalists can freely publish scandalous news about our leaders as long as it’s true
  13. 25. Congress is _____, meaning that it is made up of two houses
  14. 28. James _____ is known as the “Father of the Constitution” because of his many contributions to it
  15. 30. The Supreme Court has ______, or the power to declare laws unconstitutional (2)
  16. 34. The Constitutional Convention happened in the summer of 17__ (spell the last part) (2)
  17. 35. The ________ process allows public officials (like the president) to be charged with wrongdoing and possibly removed from office
  18. 36. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of ________ - meaning that people can believe however choose about a higher power
  19. 37. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of ______ - meaning that we can openly express ourselves