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Which Amendment said all MEN could vote regardless of race or color?
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This is the name of the opening paragraph of the Constitution.
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What does the 13th Amendment do?
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What is the name of the belief that the powers of government should be separated into 3 equal branches?
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This amendment gives civil rights to all born in the U.S.
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This clause in the Constitution says that Congress can pass legislation to do anything that is "necessary and proper" for doing its job.
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This declaration states that the government exists only by consent of the governed and it must be changed if unjust.
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| This concept of equality states that all men are equal at birth. |
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What belief holds that powers of government should be separated into 3 equal branches?
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What is the division of government between national and state governments called?
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This person wrote that people should give government power.
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| Who wrote that there needs to be a written contract between the government and the people? II-2 |
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| What American document stated that the King's power over the colonies was not absolute? |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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What violation of the constitution made Black people second-class citizens?
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What laws kept Blacks from voting through literacy tests and poll taxes?
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This amendment guaranteed women the right to vote.
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What does "suffrage" mean?
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What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution called?
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This original form of government's weaknesses caused problems and indicated the need for a stronger government.
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This government document addressed the injustices done prior to the Revolution, and included new philosophical ideas.
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| The Bill of Rights includes which amendments? |
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The Puritans settling in Massachusetts was an example of what factor that shaped the United States Government?
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This document established general principles of human rights.
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| Declaration of Independence |
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What was the document ratified by the Second Continental Congress in 1781?
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| Articles of Confederation |
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One of the strengths of the Articles of Confederation was that it established this communication among the states.
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A strength of the Articles of Confederation was that it allowed these to retain rights.
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Arguments due to weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation caused these countries to begin taking land claimed by the Confederation.
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Under the Articles of Confederation, what kind of representation did each state have?
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In the Articles of Confederation, no provision was made for interpreting the law by providing this system.
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Under the Articles of Confederation, amendments required a _________ vote.
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The convention that met in Philadelphia in 1787 was called ______________.
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One plan for the new government that based representation on a state's population was called the ____________.
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The plan for a new government that proposed that each state would have an equal voice in Congress was called the ________________.
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After much debate, this plan for the new government divided Congress into two houses.
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In this upper house of government, each state is represented by two members.
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In this lower house of government, each state has representatives in proportion to its population.
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As a compromise between free and slave states in the House of Representatives, it was agreed that each slave be counted as what percent of a person?
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The practice of dividing power in government is called ____________.
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To keep the branches of government equal in power, a system of ________ and ______________ was developed.
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Co-authors of a series of newspaper articles known as the Federalist Papers
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| James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay |
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The amendment which covers freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
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What was the name of the political party led by Alexander Hamilton that supported a strong federal government?
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| Thomas Jefferson led which party supporting strong state governments? |
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In this court case, John Marshall established the Supreme Court's right of Judicial Review, where the court had the right to declare whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional.
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| Marbury vs. Madison (1803) |
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In this court case, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress alone had the power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce.
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