The National Constitution created by the thirteen-member committee appointed by the Second Continental Congress.

What stated that no Virginian would be forced to attend a particular church nor to pay for one with tax money?

Signed by King John in 1215, this document was intended to limit the power of kings and queens:

What is a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government?

What revolt was started by farmers in three western Massachusetts counties?

System by which any one branch of government is prevented from becoming too powerful:

Responsible for proposing and passing laws

What three people wrote the Federalist Papers?

Called for a bicameral legislature with representation in both houses based on population:

Called for a one-house legislature in which each state had an equal number of votes:

Gave each state an equal vote in the upper house of the legislature while granting to the lower house representation based on population:

The idea that political authority belongs to the people is called what?

Agreement that slaves would not be counted as a whole person when determining representation:

Sharing of power between a central government and the states it is comprised of is called what?

A group of essays that defended the Constitution was the:

Division of power between states and the federal government.

Powers held by the National Government are…

Powers held by the State Government are…

Powers shared by the National and State governments are…

The “necessary and proper clause” of the Constitution is commonly referred to as what?

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