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The First Continental Congress was called partially in response to which of the following?

A) concerns about the Articles of Confederation
B) Shays's Rebellion
C) the Coercive Acts
D) the Three-Fifths Compromise

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

A) James Madison
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) John Adams

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which clause provides that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land?

Explain Madison's defense of the Constitution in Federalist No.10.

Describe the differences between the First and Second Continental Congress.What was the final resolution of the Second Continental Congress?

__________ was/were most likely to support a strong state government and a weak national government.

What is the principle that each branch of the federal government has some ability to oversee and influence actions by other branches of government?

Explain the informal methods of amending the Constitution and why such methods are useful.

The division of the power of government into the legislative,executive,and judicial branches illustrates the __________ established by the Constitution.

How did the Stamp Act help set the country on a path to independence?

Article I of the Constitution describes the powers of the president.

The executive branch is in charge of which of the following?

The Stamp Act was a major catalyst for the Declaration of Independence.

The Second Continental Congress adopted the __________ in 1777.

The body whose delegates signed the Declaration of Independence was the __________.

__________ was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts.

At the Constitutional Convention,the delegates agreed that slaves would be counted as __________ of a person for determining population for representation in the House of Representatives.

A constitution is a written document establishing the structure,functions,and limitations of a government.

Article III of the Constitution permits Congress to establish lower national courts.

The colonists rebelled against the imposition by the British government of which of the following?