Constitution Review

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  1. 5. The state-named plan that called for every state to have a single vote (protected the small states)
  2. 7. The anti-federalists feared that the president would have too much power and become like a what?
  3. 8. Clause in the Constitution that declares the Constitution as the "Supreme Law of the Land"
  4. 9. Portion of the Constitution where six goals are listed; one goal being to form a more perfect union
  5. 12. Group that supported the ratification of the Constitution, published papers supporting this idea
  6. 13. What document was ratified and signed in 1787?
  7. 19. The Constitution created _____ branches of government.
  8. 20. One of the five freedoms listed in the first amendment to the Constitution that guarantees people the ability to say things that they want
  9. 21. Branch that interprets laws
  10. 22. Branch that creates laws
  11. 23. The Articles of Confederation was weak, because they allowed the states to coin their own ________.
  12. 24. A word that means to sign, approve or give formal consent to
  13. 25. Alexander _____________ was one of the three men who composed the federalist papers in support of the Constitution.
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  1. 1. James __________ was known as the "Father of the Constitution"
  2. 2. America's first "constitution", signed in 1777
  3. 3. The state-named plan that called for larger states to have more votes
  4. 4. Each state is given 2 of these members of this house of Congress
  5. 6. The number of representatives that a state receives in the House of Representatives is based on the states' what?
  6. 10. Anti-federalists insisted that the Constitution include a Bill of _______ to protect the freedoms of citizens.
  7. 11. Checks and _________ is a system in government where each branch has power over the other branches.
  8. 14. Branch that enforces laws
  9. 15. Word that means the division of power between the federal government and the states
  10. 16. Last name of the president of the Constitutional Convention and first president of the United States
  11. 17. A form of government where citizens rule themselves through elected officials
  12. 18. The second amendment gives people the right to bear _______.
  13. 19. Both the state and federal governments can collect these
  14. 26. Congress is split into how many houses?