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| What law helped stop the spread of slavery to the west? | The Northwest Ordinance |
| Who suggested the Great Compromise? | Roger Sherman |
| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called what? | republic |
| The Articles of Confederation must be approved by how many states? | 13 |
| Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| The division of powers between the national powers and the states is known as what? | federal system |
| What keeps any branch of government from gaining too much power | checks and balances |
| What were supporters of the new Constitution called? | Federalists |
| What type of legislators did most states establish? | bicameral |
| What was the first Constitution called? | Articles of Confederation |
| A period when economic activity slows down and unemployment increases is called.... | a depression |
| The book of essays explaining and supporting the Constitution was called... | Federalist Papers |
| The movement that influenced the Constitutions' architects was the... | The Enlightenment |
| What is the most distinctive feature about the United States government? | separation of powers |
| The President can keep Congress in check through | Power of veto |
| Which state was the first to approve the Constitution? | Delaware |
| The central government authority under the Articles of Confederation was the... | Congress |
| The government of the Confederation lacked the power to do what in order to pay off their debt? | Collect taxes |
| Control and use of which river was a major cause of issue between Spain and the U.S. in the 1780's? | Mississippi River |
| The Constitutional Convention agreed that Congress could not interfere with what until 1808? | The slave trade |
| When the United States Constitution was complete, 3 delegates refused to sign it because it did not include what? | Bill of Rights |
| There are two important British documents that influenced the framers of the Constitution | English Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta |
| Articles of Confederation created what? | Continental Congress |
| What was the movement of angry farmers? | Shays Rebellion |
| What was the product of the Grand Committee? | The Great Compromise |
| What protected individual rights? | Bill of Rights |
| What elects the President? | Electoral College |
| Describe the influence that John Locke had on the American government. | The idea of natural rights |
