Term 2, Test 2 - US Constitution and Government

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First U.S. government:

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Articles of Confederation

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What prevents one government branch from gaining too much power?

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Checks and Balances

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Rebellion in Massachusetts showing the weakness of the Articles of Confederation

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Shay's Rebellion

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Agreement creating two houses of Congress based on state population and equal representation.

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The Great Compromise

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Process for states to approve the Constitution to form the federal government.

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Ratification

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Father of the US Constitution?

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James Madison

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America's first constitution?

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Articles of Confederation

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Event showing the weakness of the Articles:

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Shay's Rebellion

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Votes needed to pass a law under the Articles of Confederation:

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9 out of 13 states.

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First President at the Constitutional Convention

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George Washington