U.S. Constitution Study Guide

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  1. 2. What document did each state write after gaining independence from Britain?
  2. 4. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  3. 7. What was the Great Compromise? One house of Congress would base membership on state _________ while the other would grant the
  4. 8. A federal system of government is a system in which power is ______ between different levels of government
  5. 10. to bring formal charges against a government official
  6. 14. number of members to each state.
  7. 16. to think about and discuss issues before reaching a decision
  8. 18. What did the Second Continental Congress do? Run the ______ and write the Articles of Confederation
  9. 20. In 1787, what rights did the Congress guarantee to settlers of the Northwest Territory? The same _______ as people in the 13 states
  10. 22. having the power to make laws
  11. 24. a group of states joined together by a formal agreement
  12. 26. Which objection did the Anti-Federalists NOT make? The Constitution provides for a ____, ineffective chief executive.
  13. 27. Which statement most accurately describes the Constitution of 1787? It provides the _______ for government
  14. 28. How many states had to ratify the Constitution for it to become law?
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  1. 1. having the power to carry out and enforce laws
  2. 3. unable to be taken away or denied
  3. 5. having the power to decide questions of law
  4. 6. What idea in the Virginia Plan caused the most disagreement? The central government should have ______ powers than the states in certain areas
  5. 9. the ability of the people in a country to decide their own government
  6. 11. when each side in a disagreement gives up some of what they want to reach an agreement
  7. 12. Why didn’t Patrick Henry attend the Grand Convention of the States in 1787? He didn't want to ______ the central government
  8. 13. Who led the fight for a bill of rights after the Constitution took effect?
  9. 15. Religious freedom means that you have the right to _______ as you wish
  10. 17. The Articles of Confederation gave the central government too _______ power to be effective
  11. 19. What freedom did most state governments protect under law? ___ of the above
  12. 21. A limited government depends on the ________ of the people.
  13. 23. Which power DOES NOT belong to the federal government of the United States? The power to make _______ and divorce laws
  14. 24. What was the stated purpose, according to the Congress, of the Grand Convention of the States in 1787? To recommend ________ to the Articles of Confederation
  15. 25. a law or a government rule