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  • 1) Created 3 branches of government

  • 2) James Madison

  • 3) Each state given 1 vote in Congress

  • 4) Created a one-house legislature

  • 5) Could not tax citizens

  • 6) Created a court system

  • 7) Weak and ineffective

  • 8) Created a system of checks and balances

  • 9) States hold all the power

  • 10) Power shared between the federal government and the state governments

  • 11) An oligarchy is a government ruled by a majority vote.
  • 12) In a dictatorship one person rules and normally has absolute power.
  • 13) Because no government exists, countries that have an anarchy experience large amounts of chaos and violence.
  • 14) A monarchy is a country ruled by just one person, normally a king or queen.
  • 15) If you are tried and convicted or a crime, you can never be tried again for that same crime due to double jeopardy.
  • 16) The 8th amendment protects us all from cruel and unusual punishments. An example of this would be having your hand chopped off because you stole a candy bar from a gas station.
  • 17) The 19th amendment prohibited the sale of alcohol and made it illegal to buy and sell it.
  • 18) The 21st amendment repealed another amendment and made it legal to buy and sell alcohol again.
  • 19) Due to the third amendment, you are protected from being forced to house and feed soldiers in times of peace.
  • 20) If a cop pulls you over and searches your car without probable cause, the 7th amendment is being violated.
  • 21) What is the Bill of Rights?



  • 22) The 1st amendment guarantees all of the following EXCEPT



  • 23) The 13th amendment



  • 24) Which amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the U.S.?



  • 25) Which amendment gave women the right to vote?



  • 26) The 9th amendment says



  • 27) The 10th amendment to the Constitution says that powers that are not delegated to the national government



  • 28) Which document was written first?



  • 29) Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence?



  • 30) The Articles of Confederation had to approved by how many states?



  • 31) What idea keeps any one branch from gaining too much power over the others?



  • 32) A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a



  • 33) Name 2 reasons why the Articles of Confederation were weak and ineffective.
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