A document signed by King John in 1215, make the king subject to law

The right to vote

Under this document, Congress would become the single branch of national government

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

This statute declared that no person could be forced to attend particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money

This bill pased in 1689, it declared the supremacy of Parliament and kept the king or queen from changing laws without Parliament's consent.

trade between two or more states

taxes on imports or exports

occurs when there is an increased process for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money.

is a period low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment

This uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt became known as Shays Rebellion.

This plan proposed a new federal constitution that would give sovereignty, or supreme power, to the central government

The plan gave each state an equal number of votes, and thus an equal voice in the federal government.

the agreement to create a two-house legislature

agreement that only three-fifths of a state’s slave population would count when determining representation

The President of the United States is the leader of the executive branch.

explained in the third article of the Constitution, rests in the hands of the Supreme Court.

This system was established so that no one branch of government could become too powerful.

is the sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country.

composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which together form the United States Congress.

What powers were granted to Congress by the Articles of Confederation?

Which of these documents influenced ideas about government in the US?

What impact did the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom have on the U.S. Government?

Today the American government does ___________ things that did in the past.

Most people _______________ on certain basic purposes of American government, such as using the rule of law to keep order. But people often disagree on wht kinds of laws should be passed

Sometimes there is a conflict between the purposes of government. For example, some people believe the government should pass laws to force businesses to reduce pollution. This is an example of government ________________________________________.

But some people believe the governemnt should allow people to run businessess the way they want to, even if there is pollution. This is an example of government ______________________________.

In 1787, a group of representiatives from the states wrote the United States Constitution. What is the Constitution?

Pick the modified text of the first three articles with their purpose Article 1: This confederacy shall be the Unite States of America

Pick the modified text of the first three articles with their purpose Article 2: Each state keeps...every power and right, which is not... expressly delegated to Congress.

Pick the modified text of the first three articles with their purpose Article 3: The States shall enter into a firm league of frienship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare.