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A system that divides a government’s powers

between the national and state governments. (Division

of Powers)

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Representatives sent by the states to help write the

new Constitution.

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Supporters of the proposed Constitution who favored a stronger national government.

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According to Article VII of the Constitution, the process by which the

states would approve the new Constitution.

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What agreement concluded that the Senate would have equal

representation from each state and the House of Representatives

would have proportional representation from each state?

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What is Federalism?

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What are delegates?

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What are Federalists?

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What is Ratification?

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What is the Great Compromise ? (acc Connecticut Plan)

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Concept found in the Constitution meaning rule by the people or consent

of the governed.

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Idea that when people disagree, everyone

accepts the decision of more than half the people.

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For what freedom did the Pilgrims come to

America?

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“provide for the common __________, promote the

general ____________…”

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The part of the Preamble that states the government’s

goal to protect the freedoms of it’s citizens … “to

_________ the blessings of ___________.”

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What is popular sovereignty?

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What is majority rule?

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What is religious freedom?

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What are “defense” and “Welfare”?

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What is “secure” and “liberty”?

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A loose association of states.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the power

of the government was vested in these.

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A government with defined restrictions to

its power

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What were 3 of the specific weaknesses of

the Articles of Confederation?

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In 1786, a convention was held in this Maryland city…

to revise the Articles of Confederation. Only 5 of the

13 states showed up.

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What is a confederation?

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What are the states?

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What is limited government?

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What were: • no power to tax• no power to regulate (interstate or foreign)

trade• no executive branch (no power to enforce

laws)• no judicial branch (no power to interpret

laws)• 9/13 states had to agree to pass a law• Unanimity of states to amend the Articles

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What is Annapolis, Maryland?

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Name one of the two English documents that the framers got some of

their ideas from.

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What was the group of people opposed to the proposed

Constitution called because it gave the federal government too

much power in their opinion?

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Compromise which determined the status of

slaves at the Constitutional Convention.

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In Article I Section 8, the ‘Elastic’ clause stated that Congress is

authorized “to make all laws which shall be _____________ and _________ for carrying into

Execution the forgoing (listed earlier) powers, and all other

powers…”

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Article IV (4) reads “______ _______ and ________ shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records and judicial Proceedings of every other state;”

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What are the Magna Carta and English Bill

of Rights?

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Who were the Antifederalists?

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What was the 3/5 compromise?

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What is “necessary and proper?

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What is “full faith and credit”?

Final Jeopardy

Articles of the Constitution

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Quote the phrase from Article VI establishing the Constitution as a

‘higher law’?

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What is: “…shall be the Supreme law of the land;

…”? (called the “Supremacy Clause”)