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- 3. ________ delegates meet over the summer to rewrite the articles.
- 6. There are______ justices in the supreme court.
- 8. In the Articles each state got_____vote in Congress.
- 9. The president can_____ or reject a bill.
- 12. A_________ in a set of basic rules for government.
- 13. The Great__________ gave each state two representatives in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives.
- 14. The second amendment states that we have the right to bear________.
- 15. The eight states that a punishment cannot be______ and________.
- 16. The Virginia Plan had______ branches.
- 19. The constitution has only been_____________ twenty-seven times.
- 20. The____ of rights with the first ten amendments list some of our individual rights.
- 21. The president gets______ ______ -year terms at most.
- 22. They elected George_________ to be in charge of it because he was the most trusted.
- 24. There is a total of 435 seats in the_______ of representative.
- 25. Each state had its_____money.
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- 1. Things came to a head in 1785 when a group of farmers revolted against the government in this revolt.
- 2. The________ sets out the goals of the constitution.
- 4. Our first constitution was the ________ of _________.
- 5. James Madison had a proposal to get rid of the articles and make a whole new ___________.
- 7. We_______ leaders to represent our government.
- 10. The three branches of government are the legislative, executive, and__________.
- 11. The_____ amendment states that we have the freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
- 17. The_____ says that they did not list every right, so just because you don’t see it doesn’t mean it is not a right.
- 18. The fifth states that someone is____ until proven guilty.
- 23. The Articles of Confederation was too_____ so they had to create a new one.