STAAR Review - Confederation 2 Constitution Review

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Federalism is defined as

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Government power is divided between the (Federal) national government and state governments

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What were supporters of the new Constitution called?

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Federalists

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How was the legislature structured under the Virginia Plan?

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2 houses with representatives based on the states population

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How was the legislature structured under the New Jersey Plan?

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1 house legislature with a fixed one vote per state.

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After the Constitutional Convention, Federalists supported a: strong federal republic, bill of rights added to the Constitution, weak president under Congress' control, greater role for the states in the government

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strong federal republic

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What change did George Mason and other Anti-Federalists want made to the Constitution?

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They wanted more protection of individual rights.

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Freedom of religion (establishment & free exercise clauses), speech, press, assembly, and petition.

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1st Amendment

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Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the image?

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Checks and balances

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Federalism is a system of government...

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in which power is shared between the central government and states

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Why did the Second Continental Congress write the Declaration of Independence?

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State colonial grievances against Great Britain.