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Forming a Government
Section 1
FILL IN THE BLANK For each of the following statements, fill in the
blank with the appropriate word, phrase, or name.
1.
, signed in 1215, required the king to follow the same
laws as other English people.
2. The English Bill of Rights kept the king or queen from passing new taxes or
changing laws without the approval of
.
3. The first government of the United States did not have a president or a national
.
4. The Confederation Congress passed the
to create a
system for surveying and dividing western lands.
5. Colonial documents such as the
and Connecticut’s
constitution influenced American government.
6. The Virginia Statute for
established a precedent of
religious tolerance and freedom.
7. The constitutions of many states expanded
, or voting
rights, by allowing any white man who paid taxes to vote.
8. The
was a document that created the first national
government for the United States.
9. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established territorial representation, public
education and prohibited
in the Northwest Territory.
10. Many new state
created limited governments to keep
individuals from gaining too much power.
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Forming a Government
SECTION 1
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SECTION 4
1. F; They did want the Constitution to have
Magna Carta
Parliament
court system
Land Ordinance of 1785
Mayflower Compact
Religious Freedom
suffrage
Articles of Confederation
slavery
constitutions
a bill of rights.
2. F; Federalists did support the
Constitution.
3. T
4. T
5. F; Amendments are official changes to the
Constitution.
CHAPTER TEST
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SECTION 2
1. c, Britain restricted trade with the United
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States.
a, high taxes
a, people who loan money
c, a weak central government
d, Great Britain
SECTION 3
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b, Constitutional Convention
l, Virginia Plan
f, James Madison
m, William Paterson
e, Great Compromise
d, federalism
g, legislative branch
j, popular sovereignty
k, Three-Fifths Compromise
a, checks and balances
A
C
A
D
B
D
C
B
A
B
C
B
C
A
B
B
B
B
D
A
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