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Beginnings of American Government

Mr. Tinsley

Companion to Chapter 2 in Magruder's American Government

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Across
5.only state with no delegates at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention (2 Words)
10.belief that government has restrictions on what it may do (2 Words)
12.the process of formally accepting the constitution or an amendment
13.a written grant of authority by the monarchy to establish a colony with limited governing rights
15.an alternative to direct democracy that works better with large populations (2 Words)
16.an agreement of all states to recognize documents and contracts generated in other states (4 Words)
18.delegates in favor of the new Constitution and stronger national government
19.a hybrid of VA and NJ plans that called for the legislature as we know it today (2 Words)
20.retained unicameral congress based on equality among the states and simply granted extra powers over taxation and trade to Congress (3 Words)
23.taxes on imports
24.a major failure of the articles of Confederation, the first Congress could not levy these, which meant that the government would run out of money.
27.meeting called after the imposition of the intolerable acts in 1774 (3 Words)
30.author of the Declaration of Independence (2 Words)
32.called for 3 branches including a bicameral legislature based on population and wealth (2 Words)
33.representatives sent to a government meeting
34.signed in 1215, the first document to limit the power of the monarchy in England (2 Words)
35.two-body legislature
36.came to power in the Glorious Revolution and adopted the English Bill of Rights (3 Words)
37.the number of delegates required to make any decisions
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1.an uprising that highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and added to the urgency of the Philadelphia Convention (2 Words)
2.First government of the United States, in force from Declaration of Independence until the adoption of the Articles of Confederation (3 Words)
3.Enlightenment philosopher with the most significant influence over the founding fathers (2 Words)
4.a revolt by the colonists over unfair tea taxes that gave the East India Company a virtual monopoly (3 Words)
6.delegates who were weary of a new, more powerful national government
7.first constitution of the United States, under which states remained largely independent (3 Words)
8.compromise over the count of slaves for the purposes of taxation and representation (3 Words)
9.colonies set up on land that the king gave to individual people (2 Words)
11.colonies directly owned and governed by the monarchy (2 Words)
14.recognizes that the people are the source of all government authority (2 Words)
17.only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation
21.Written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay; a series of anonymous essays written to urge New York's legislature to ratify the new constitution (2 Words)
22.God-given rights that existed before government and cannot be taken away (2 Words)
25.a group of states who maintain their independence but work together on some things, like defense
26.single-body legislature
28.philosopher that stressed the need for separation of powers
29.a tax on printed paper including legal documents, newspapers and even playing cards (2 Words)
31.the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention

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