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- 4. The Articles of Confederation created a weak __________ government
- 8. The group that officially elects the President
- 10. the number of branches in the U.S. government
- 11. The main goal of this is to protect and provide for the people
- 12. The compromise that counted enslaved people as part of the population
- 13. A survey taken every 10 years to determine population by state
- 15. The idea that the government is divided in to three branches is known as ___________ of power
- 17. If a president is thought to have committed a crime they can __________ him.
- 18. The first ten amendments to the Constitution
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- 1. The first amendment of the Constitution protects the ________________ rights of the people
- 2. The introduction to the Constitution that gives the people the power
- 3. This branch of government makes laws
- 5. People who felt a Bill of Rights was necessary to protect the people
- 6. This is an example of a check on Congress, the president can say "no" to a law
- 7. In this house of congress there are two members per state
- 9. In order to prevent one branch from gaining to much power, each branch has the power to ___________ on the other branch
- 14. The compromise that created a two-house legislature
- 16. People who believed the Federal government should be strong and a Bill of Rights wasn't necessary
