U4 SG

The ________ Plan wanted representation in government to be based on population.

The ________ Plan wanted representation to be equal for all states.

The ____________ established a bicameral legislature in which the House of Representatives is based on population and the Senate has equal representation.

The _________ Compromise stated how slaves would be counted toward representation.

The _________ Compromise forbid the national government from taxing exports and or intervening in the slave trade for 20 years.

Who can veto laws made by Congress? What does veto mean?

Who makes up each branch of government AND what is their main job/responsibility?

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government did not have the power to________.

Checks and balances prevents the government from becoming too ___________.

Which event showed the Articles of Confederation weaknesses?

What is the highest law in the United States of America?

What did the Anti-Federalists want added to the U.S. Constitution?

Why did the South Carolina delegates oppose giving the federal government the power to regulate trade?

The Constitution established a limited government and split the powers between what two groups?

What group of people did the Declaration of Independence benefit the most? Slaves, poor whites, poor farmers, or white property owners?

Which branch of government does the President belong to?

What is added to the Constitution when changes are made?

What Articles in the Constitution define the three branches of government?

The main purpose of the government is to protect people’s __________ rights.

What is the name of the introduction to the Constitution?