Creating the U.S. Government

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  1. 2. The Constitutional ____________'s goal was to improve the Articles of Confederation.
  2. 3. The introduction to the Constitution, explains the purpose of the Constitution
  3. 6. The number of branches under the Articles of Confederation
  4. 10. ___________ of powers: the powers and duties of the government are divided among different branches
  5. 14. an agreement among the 13 colonies that served as the first U.S. Constitution
  6. 16. the branch of government that decides what laws mean
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  1. 1. the branch of government that makes laws
  2. 4. The Bill of Rights were the first ten _________ to the Constitution, guaranteeing basic rights of all citizens
  3. 5. the branch of government that carries out the laws
  4. 7. a refusal to sign a bill into law
  5. 8. wanted states to be united into one powerful nation, supported the "New" Constituion
  6. 9. to sign or make official
  7. 11. taxes on products coming into a country
  8. 12. The Articles of Confederation created a ______ central government.
  9. 13. a person who supported the Articles of Confederation
  10. 15. an agreement, usually between two nations