Pre-Thanksgiving Break Quiz

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  1. 7. ___ and Balances: Designed to keep branches of government equal
  2. 8. Name for the system that determines how we elect the president
  3. 9. Branch of government that interprets the laws
  4. 11. A complaint
  5. 12. ___ Rights: Rights that can't be taken away
  6. 16. ___ Compromise: another term for the Great Compromise. Called this after the state that propsed it
  7. 17. How long a presidential term lasts
  8. 20. Document that sets up the US government
  9. 22. Declaration of ____: Created the US as a free country
  10. 24. The number of senators each state gets
  11. 26. Term in the Declaration of Independent meaning "obvious"
  12. 28. Branch of government that enforces the laws
  13. 30. "All men are ____": Most famous line in the Declaration of Independence
  14. 31. Group of advisors who help the president enforce the laws
  15. 34. Power held by Congress to remove a government official (like the President) if they are found guilty of a crime
  16. 35. ___ Plan: Plan for representation favored by the big States
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  1. 1. City the Constitutional Convention was held in
  2. 2. Branch of governemnt that makes laws
  3. 3. In the House of Representatives, this determines how many reps. each state gets
  4. 4. ___ Plan: Plan for representation favored by the small states
  5. 5. Head of the Executive Branch
  6. 6. Checks and ___: Designed to keep branches of government equal
  7. 7. Articles of ___: First US system of government
  8. 10. Date the Declaration of Independence was signed
  9. 13. Number of representatives Colorado currently has
  10. 14. James ___: "Father of the Constitution" and later the shortest President ever at 5'4"
  11. 15. The US government is divided into three ___
  12. 18. Highest court in the US court system
  13. 19. The Great ___: Set up a bicameral legislative body
  14. 21. Part of the legislative branch where every state has 2 representatives
  15. 23. One of the unalienable rights Jefferson mentions in the Declaration
  16. 25. Latin word meaning "two chambers." Describes our legislature
  17. 27. House of ___: Part of legislative branch where number is based on population
  18. 29. One of the unalienable rights Jefferson mentions in the Declaration
  19. 32. One of the unalienable rights Jefferson mentions in the Declaration
  20. 33. The president can ___, or reject, a law passed by Congress