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What type of government has elected representatives govern for people?
Representative Democracy
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What law created a plan for dividing and selling land in Northwest Territory?
Land ordinance of 1785
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What branch of government enforces laws?
Executive
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What is the term for powers possessed by more than one level of government?
Concurrent
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What is the term for the sharing of power between the national and state governments?
Federalism
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What law organized the government of the Northwest Territory and created a plan for territories to become states?
Northwest Ordinance
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What branch of government judges those who break law?
Judicial
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What is the name of our national legislature?
Congress
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What is the term for the sharing of power between the national and state governments?
Treaty
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What problem did the Confederation government have?
Economic Depression, inflation and inability to regulate foreign trade
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How many senators per state?
Two (2)
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What is the title of the chief of the executive branch of the federal government?
President
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An addition or change to a constitution is known as an….
Amendment
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Why was the Confederation government unable to solve economic problems such as the Revo. War Dept, Inflation, and an Economic Depression?
It lacked the power to tax and regulate money
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What part of Congress serves for 6 years?
Senate
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A two-thirds vote of each part of Congress and a national convention requested by two-thirds
of the states are the two ways to do what?
Propose an amendment to the US Constitution
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What is the term for a settlement of a dispute where each side gives up some demands?
Compromise
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What event in Massasschutes convinced people the Confederation government was too weak and needed to be changed?
Shay’s Rebellion
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What part of Congress serves for 2 years?
House of Rep
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What is the name of the Ohio’s legislature?
General Assembly
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