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| Congress can tax _______ goods only. | imported |
| The ______ Plan said the number of representatives in Congress for each state should be by population. | Virginia |
| The delegates to the Consitutional Convention wanted to make a ________ federal government. | strong |
| This means that different parts of the government have different powers. | Separation of Powers |
| When the federal government is strong, but states have powers too, this is called? | Federalism |
| He was the leader of the Constitutional Convention. | George Washington |
| The idea that each state should be allowed to decide on slavery is called? | popular sovereignty |
| In this house of Congress, all states send the same number of representatives. | Senate |
| In this house of Congress, the number of representatives from each state depends on their population. | House of Representatives |
| This is a system for changing the the Constitution. | Amending procedure |
| The delagates decided to count each slave as ____ of a person. | 3/5 |
| The delegates decided that Congress could not control the slave trade for ______ years. | 20 |
| The ____ Plan said that every state should have the same number of representatives in Congress. | New Jersey |
| Under the systems of ___ ___ ____ each branch of government has certain powers over the other branches. | checks & balances |
| Were both the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan used in the new constitution? | Yes |
| Was slavery made unlawful in the new Constitution? | No |
| The U.S. Constitution is the _____ constitution that the U.S. has had. | second |
| In order to settle differences between the delegates, they had to _______. | compromise |
| Under federalism, does the federal government have all the power? | No, states have some power too. |
| Rule by the people is called? | democracy |
| The U.S. is a ______ democracy. | representative |
| Name three delegates to the Constitutional Convention | G. Washington, J. Madison, B. Franklin |
| Name 3 famous missing men at the Constitutional Convention. | T Jefferson, J Adams, P Henry, S Adams, T Paine |
| Name the two houses of Congress according to the Constitution | Senate & House of Representatives |
| Name the 3 branches of our government according to the Constitution | Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
| The Legislative Branch _____ the laws. | makes |
| The Executive Branch ______ the laws | enforces |
| The Judicial Branch _____ the laws. | explains/interprets |
| The head of the Executive Branch is the _______. | President |
