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Unit 3: Founding Docs Vocab

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Unit 3: Founding Docs Vocab
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following definitions to the correct vocabulary word:

Amendment

A change in or addition to a legal document

Delegate

The group of men who wrote the United States Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787

Framers

An electoral system in which the number of representatives for a state is based on the number of people who live in that state.

Equal Representation

A person chosen to act for or represent others 

Proportional Representation

The idea that each state should have the same number of representatives in Congress

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following definitions to the correct vocabulary word:

Anti-Federalists

To confirm and approve 

Ratify

People who believed in having a strong centralized government and ratifying the Constitution. 

Federalists

The division of powers among the different branches of government

Separation of Powers

A tax on imported or exported goods 

Tariff

People who were against ratification of the Constitution because they thought it gave too much power to the federal government and did not protect the political rights of people

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An _________ is a change to a legal document.

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The U.S. Senate has _____ representation.

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A ________ is a person chosen to represent others.

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The U.S. House of Representatives has _______ representation.

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Thomas Jefferson is one of the _______ of the Constitution.

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