Challenges of a New Nation

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Which document is shown here? Options: Bill of Rights, Emancipation Proclamation, Declaration of Independence, Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

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Which is the best description of the Bill of Rights?

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First ten amendments that tell the rights and freedoms of Americans

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Identify the system of government defined as: A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a king or queen.

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Republic

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In the United States, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are...

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privileges that people are born with

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Which important historical figure is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

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James Madison

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Which statement best represents the agreements reached in the Great Compromise? A two-house legislature has one house with proportional representation, Both houses of Congress would be represented proportionally, A one-house legislature where each state has equal representation, Each state would be allowed one vote in the one-house legislature

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A two-house legislature has one house with proportional representation

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The delegates to the Constitutional Convention endorsed a compromise allowing states to include in their population counts all....

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free persons and three-fifths of the slaves

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All of the following freedoms are protected under the First Amendment except... speech, press, religion

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privacy

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Why did the Bill of Rights make sure to limit the power of the government?

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To keep the government from getting so powerful that it does not take care of its citizen's rights

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Look at the statements: Created a weak national government, Each state had only one vote, Congress had no power to tax, No executive or judicial branches. What would be the best title for it?

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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation