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What is the purpose of Checks and Balances?
It keeps each branch of government from having too much power.
What freedom(s) does the 1st Amendment provide U.S. Citizens?
freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom to assemble peacefully
What does the Preamble do?
It gives the purpose of the government.
What does the Bill of Rights do?
It provides rights to individuals.
What is the role of the legislative branch?
They make the laws.
Which system allows the President to veto a bill from Congress?
Checks and Balances
How many states needed to approve the Constitution in order for it to be ratified?
9 out of 13 states
"...blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity..." What does the word "posterity" mean?
the future generations
"We the people of the United States..." is an agreement between the government and the _______?
people
(True or False) The Anti-Federalists wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
True
Which paper was written to convince the people of New York and other states to ratify the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
Was Alexander Hamilton a Federalist or Anti-Federalist?
Federalists
What did the Three-Fifths Compromise allow the Southern states to do?
It allowed them to count the slave population.
Which Compromise divided Congress into the the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The Great Compromise
Many debates took place during the Constitutional Convention. One of the biggest problems debated was _____?
how to divide power between the states and national government.
James Madison earned which nickname?
Father of the Constitution
During the Constitutional Convention, several states wanted to add what to the Constitution?
add a Bill of Rights
After hundreds of farmers led a rebelled against the government, many American began demanding a (weaker/stronger) central government.
stronger
Because the farmers were losing their farms due to lack of money and high debts, they led which rebellion?
Shays' Rebellion
Why did the colonists create a weak national government?
They were afraid of being ruled by another cruel ruler.
(True or False) The Articles of Confederation lacked many important powers. One of these powers is that it was unable to collect taxes.
True
How did many people feel about the Articles of Confederation?
It created a weak government.