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Cards (17)

Section 1

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French and Indian War

Front

Taxes were imposed on the colonists to pay for the costs of England's defense of the colonies during the ________________ and __________________ ________________.

Back

Checks and Balances

Front

The U.S. Constitution attempts to prevent any single branch of government from becoming too powerful through a system of ___________________ and ______________________.

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James Madison

Front

______________ _________________ is considered the author or "master builder" of the U.S. Constitution.

Back

Republic

Front

A __________ is a government in which decisions are made through representatives of the people.

Back

Popular Sovereignty

Front

The concept that the citizens are the ultimate source of political power is called _______________ ___________________.

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Daniel Shays

Front

______________ ______________ of Pelham, Massachusetts led a populist uprising against debt collectors and tax agents from 1786-1787.

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Great Compromise

Front

The _________________ ________________________ at the Constitutional Convention resolved the issue of representation in the two chambers of the U.S. Congress.

Back

Government

Front

A system or organization for exercising authority over a body of people is called ____________.

Back

representative democracy

Front

The Constitution created a ____________________ ________________ in which the people elect representatives to govern in their name.

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Williams Few

Front

11. Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, ________________ _________________, would serve Georgia as a delegate at the U.S. Constitution Convention as well as serving as one of the state's first ever U.S. Senators from 1789-1793.

Back

politics

Front

According to Harold Lasswell, _______________________ is the process by which competing interests determine who gets what, when, and how" in society.

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social democracy

Front

A ______________________ _____________________is a hybrid system that combines a socialist economy and a government that supports equality.

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3/5

Front

After much debate, the U.S. Constitution specified that slaves would count as ______________________-___________________ of a person for the purpose of representation in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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John Locke

Front

_______________ was an important philosopher who advocated both natural rights and a social contract with the governed.

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constitutional

Front

_____________________ government is government according to the rule of a basic or fundamental law.

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Bill Of Rights

Front

Many Anti-Federalists demanded that the U.S. Constitution add a ____________ of ______________, in order to protect the citizens.

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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay

Front

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name the authors.

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