TEST: Vocabulary ch. 8
Quiz by Leslie Pair
Grade 8
Social Studies (2018)
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- Q11st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)Articles of Confederation120s
- Q2a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governedNorthwest Ordinance120s
- Q3(1781- 1787) The new nation faced many problems under the Articles of Confederation.Critical period120s
- Q4A series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers led by Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shays to block foreclosure proceedings.Shay's Rebellion120s
- Q5A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitutionConstitutional Convention120s
- Q6Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house"Great Compromise"120s
- Q7Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th amendment)"Three-Fifths Compromise"120s
- Q8an agreement during the Constitutional Convention protecting slave holders; denied Congress the power to tax the export of goods from any State, and, for 20 years, the power to act on the slave tradeCommerce Compromise120s
- Q9A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed.Republicanism120s
- Q10a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the statesFederalism120s
- Q11A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of powerChecks and Balances120s
- Q12A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.Popular Sovereignty120s
- Q13government structure in which government actions are limited by lawLimited Government120s
- Q14A change to the ConstitutionAmendment120s
- Q15Formal approvalRatification120s