U.S. Constitution Vocabulary

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  1. 4. ____________________Branch of the government that enforces the laws
  2. 6. ____________________ Leader of the Constitutional Convention
  3. 10. ____________________ leader of the rebellion in Massachusetts that led to the end of the Articles of Confederation
  4. 16. ____________________ Agreement to create a Bicameral Legislature
  5. 18. ____________________ fees / taxes on imported goods
  6. 20. ____________________ A Two-House Legislature
  7. 22. ____________________ Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention known for his quote: "God governs in the affairs of men."
  8. 23. ____________________ Agreement that solved how slaves would count in the representation in Congress
  9. 24. ____________________ Representation in Congress should be equal for all states
  10. 25. ____________________ Compromise added to the Constitution of 10 Amendments that guaranteed basic citizen rights
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  1. 1. ____________________ Meeting that met to revise the Articles of Confederation
  2. 2. ____________________ Documents written by James Madison to explain each section of the U.S. Constitution
  3. 3. ____________________ Supporters of the Constitution that believe power should be divided between the States and Federal Government
  4. 5. ____________________ America's first official government signed in November 1777
  5. 7. ____________________ Supporters of the Constitution that believed a Bill of Rights should be added to the Constitution to protect basic rights
  6. 8. ____________________ Established new states north and west of the Ohio River, guaranteed freedom of religion, and prohibited slavery
  7. 9. ____________________ Most important member of the Constitutional Convention whose ideas on law, order, and Christian responsibility influenced the Constitution
  8. 11. ____________________ Changes to the Constitution
  9. 12. ____________________ Branch of the government that interprets the laws
  10. 13. ____________________ House in the Legislature where each state has 2 representative
  11. 14. ____________________ House in the Legislature where representation is based on population of each state
  12. 15. ____________________ Representation in Congress should be based on state population
  13. 17. ____________________ To approve a document
  14. 19. ____________________ Branch of the government that makes the laws
  15. 21. ____________________ The type of government set up by the U.S. Constitution where people elect representatives and power is divided between the states and the Federal Government