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- 1. Ordering American troops into a foreign country illustrates the __________ ’s power as commander in chief
- 6. The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to provide adequate powers for the __________ government
- 8. The main argument the British used to justify __________ the thirteen colonies after the French and Indian War was that Colonies should contribute to the expenses involved in providing for their defense
- 10. A __________ form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people
- 13. Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that directly reduce the __________ of governmental power
- 18. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for Congress proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of equal state __________ or proportionate state __________ in congress
- 19. A principal reason for calling the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to __________ the central government
- 20. During the Constitutional Convention, the framers of the Constitution were able to __________ on important issues such as state representation in congress
- 21. By agreeing to the __________ Compromise the framers of the U.S. Constitution agreed that the national congress should consist of two houses: one in which representation is based on population, and one in which states are equally represented.
- 22. The term __________ is best defined as the division of power between the states and the national government
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- 2. In the 1780s, the national government under the Articles of Confederation established its authority in the Northwest Territory by providing a system for the formation of new __________
- 3. In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to determine each state’s representation in Congress and the number of __________ assigned to each state
- 4. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a solution to the problem of whether or not to count __________ in the national census
- 5. To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of __________ of powers
- 7. The judicial branch of government can check the legislative branch of government by declaring laws __________
- 9. A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a __________vote of both houses of Congress
- 11. Many of the fundamental principles found in the United States Constitution (1787) were based on the writings of __________ philosophers
- 12. The thirteen colonies had few, but important advantages in the war with England. One of these advantages was aid of foreign nations such as __________
- 13. Impeachment of the U.S. President by the House of Representatives is an example of the use of __________
- 14. The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution illustrates the principle that __________ are the true source of political power
- 15. The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by creating three __________ of government
- 16. According to the United States Constitution, the __________ is used to determine the apportionment of members in the House of Representatives
- 17. In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was influenced most by __________’s idea of natural rights