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- 2. Article III deals with the _____ _____ or count system
- 3. The Constitution contains a system of _______ ______ ______ which means each branch of government has ways to check and or limit the power of other branches
- 5. having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body
- 6. supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community
- 8. a member or supporter of the Federalist Party
- 9. a Connecticut politician and Superior Court judge
- 11. a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a legislature of two houses with proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches to be chosen by the legislature
- 15. the freeing of individual enslaved people
- 18. someone who opposed the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787 and the establishment of a strong central government
- 21. a city in east Massachusetts on the Massachusetts bay near Boston
- 22. gained America's independence, created a government for the new country, and helped free enslaved people
- 24. _______ is a key feature in the United States to which federal and state governments share power
- 25. Many American settlers moved to the Northwest Territory by sailing on _________ along the Ohio River. A _______ was capable of carrying large amounts of cargo from place to place
- 29. a special group of people named by each state legislator to select the president and vice president
- 30. a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
- 31. In 1785 the Confederation Congress passed a law that set up a process to survey and sell the lands north of the Ohio River
- 32. Article II of the Constitution sets up the ______ ______ to carry out the nation’s laws and policies
- 33. the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States
- 34. Article I of the constitution declares congress to be the lawmaking branch of the government
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- 1. a union of sovereign states in which the stress is laid on the autonomy of each constituent body
- 4. the ability or one group to control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds
- 7. The Northwest Ordinance was passed in 1787 which created a single _______ _______ from lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
- 10. a law that reduced the minimum amount of land that could be purchased from 640 acres to 320 acres and introduced a credit feature for buyers
- 12. a tax imposed by the government on goods imported into a country
- 13. a change, correction, or improvement added to a document
- 14. liberties that are not dependent on government, while legal rights, also known as positive rights, are defined by government action or inaction
- 16. a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state
- 17. an improved state or way of functioning that results from the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices
- 19. In September 1786, Hamilton had called for an authorized meeting in Philadelphia to discuss trade issues
- 20. In September 25 1789, the United States _____ ___ _____ comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- 23. a tax, or duty, levied on imported goods
- 26. created a government with 3 branches and became the 4th president of the United States
- 27. proposed the Virginia plan
- 28. a Connecticut politician and Superior Court judge