The ________________________ was the Great Charter forced upon King John of England by his barons in 1215; established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are the _______________________.

The _________________________ are a collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name Publius to defend the Constitution in detail.

_______________________________ is doctrine that holds that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does.

__________________________ are those persons who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1787-1788.

____________________________ is a plan of government adopted by the Continental Congress after the American Revolution; established a firm league of friendship among the States, but allowed few important powers to the central government.

The plan presented by delegates from Virginia at the Constitutional Convention; called for a three-branch government with a bicameral legislature in which each State's membership would be determined by its population or its financial support for the

_____________________ is the formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty.

________________________ is an adjective describing a legislative body with one chamber .

The plan that was presented as an alternative to the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention; called for a unicameral legislature in which each State would be equally represented was the _______________________________.

________________________ was a series of confrontations between debtor farmers and State government authorities in Western Massachusetts in 1786-1787.

An adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers is ____________________________.

______________________________ are those persons who supported the ratification of the Constitution in 1787- 1788.

______________________________ was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention that Congress should be composed of a Senate, in which each state would be represented equally, and a House, in which each state would be represented based o

____________________ is a basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away.

How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation have?

How many votes did each state get under the Articles of Confederation?

Which of the following was NOT a state power under the Articles of Confederation?

Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation

How did Shay’s Rebellion prove that the Articles of Confederation was ineffective?

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