Thas Constitution Quiz 1
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- The ____________ elects the President.
- Electoral College
- The ____________ sets up the goals and purpose of the new government.
- Preamble
- ____________ is considered the "Father of the Constitution" because he proposed the basic form of government.
- James Madison
- ___________ favored a strong central government.
- Federalists
- The ____________ for representation favored small states because each state got the same number of representatives.
- New Jersey Plan
- The first American Constitution completed by the Continental Congress was called the __________________.
- Articles of Confederation
- The term of House of Representatives is _________ years.
- Two
- The idea that all sides in an argreement give up some of what they want so that all people can be satisfied is ___________.
- Compromise
- The _______________ stated that Congress would be divided into two houses.
- Virginia Plan
- The _____________ is a system where powers of government are divided between states and central governments.
- Federal System