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- 4. This name refers to the first ten amendments of the Constitution.
- 6. This branch of government was unable to create an army or navy and lacked the power to regulate commerce during the period of the Articles of Confederation.
- 8. This principle divides power among the three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent any one part of the government from becoming too powerful
- 9. This was the British policy that stated colonies existed to provide a market for its products.
- 10. This document, written by the pilgrims and named after a ship, is one of America's first examples of self-government.
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- 1. This agreement settled the dispute over how to count the enslaved population for purposes of both representation and taxation.
- 2. warned against the dangers of political factions, sectionalism, excessive public debt, and permanent alliances with foreign countries
- 3. This national document was the first, weak government of the US that lacked a president and the power to tax, and it gave majority power to the state for fear of a strong central government.
- 5. If Congress says no to a bill made by the president, it is an example of this governmental concept.
- 7. As a "strict interpreter," his constitutional view was literally a common one among Anti-Federalists who feared a strong government.