Chapter 7 Review

Many white Southerners feared an economic depression if what no longer existed?

Those who opposed the Constitution feared the national government would

Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small state when they approved...

The lawmaking branch is the

True of False: The system used to elect our president is the Electoral University

The men who shaped the Constitution are known as what?

One of the only accomplishments under the Articles was an arrangement for...

The branch headed by the president is the

The belief that all people have the right to life, liberty, and property was promoted by philosopher

________ favored local government controlled more closely by the people

The United States went through an economic _____ after the Revolution

The major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the inability to deal with...

What was the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi R?

The Americans formed a Republic, a government in which citizens rule through....

By the end of 1776, all state had written their Constitutions

After hearing about _________ Washington was willing to revise the Articles

The branch of the government that deals with the court systems is the

The states adopted Constitutions that limited the power of the....

After winning the Revolutionary War, Americans wanted the power to be placed into one single ruler.

Shay's Rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not take away

The American Revolution brought into focus the contradiction between the American battle for liberty and

Under the Articles, the Central Government was able to carry out foreign affairs.

Constitutional Convention delegates voted to work toward a new national government based on the..

_________ is the system that keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful

True or False: An Federalist is a supporter of the Constitution