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- 2. Many of the representatives argued over making a whole new document based on _____________
- 5. During the Convention, the delegates worked together, to make the U.S ______________.
- 7. The first amendment gives us the freedom of ______, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly.
- 9. A bill could only become a law if it gets ____ votes out of the 13 votes.
- 10. There are a total of 3 ________ of government, executive, legislative, and judicial.
- 12. Popular Sovereignty is when the we the ______ create the government.
- 14. The additions we add to the Constitution are called __________.
- 17. Congress is composed of the House of Representatives and the ______.
- 18. After realizing the Articles of Confederation were too ____ the representatives of the states met up again to make a stronger, central government.
- 20. The bigger the population a state has, the more ______________ it gets.
- 21. The states have ___ representatives in the Senate.
- 22. The Constitution has been amended only ______ _____ times.
- 23. The 5th and 6th amendments both deal with people accused of ______.
- 24. A total of ___ ____ delegates met in the convention.
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- 1. James Madison proposed the _______ plan, and William Patterson proposed the New Jersey plan.
- 3. Our First Constitution was the _______________ of _________________
- 4. Who wrote the bill of rights, also known as the father of the Constitution?
- 6. Checks and balances are used to limit a branches ______.
- 8. The convention was held in _____________ Hall in Philadelphia.
- 11. The president can ____ a law, but congress and override it.
- 12. The introduction to the Constitution is called the ________, also the thing we resisted in class.
- 13. There are a total of ___ amendments.
- 15. Things came to a head in 1785; farmers revolted against the government. What was the name of this Rebellion?
- 16. When the Constitution is called a ‘Living Document’ it means that the Constitution _______ over time.
- 19. The first 10 amendments are called the ____ __ ______.
