Social Studies
Chapter 9 Study Guide
1) The Iroquois League and which U.S. document brought together different groups of people?
Answer: The Articles of ____________________________________________
2) What form of government has people elect representatives to run the country?
Answer:
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3) What current branch of the U.S. Government existed under the Articles of Confederation?
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4) What could Congress print under the Articles of Confederation?
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5) What set up a system by which new states could be formed?
Answer: The N
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6) As a result of the Annapolis Convention of 1786, what new Convention was called for?
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7) Where did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention meet?
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8) In a Federal System of Government, who shares power and authority?
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9) What compromise involved counting slaves for the purpose of representation and taxation?
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10) How many senators does each state have?
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11) What determines how many representatives each state will have in the U.S. Congress?
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12) What branch carries out(executes) the nation’s laws?
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13) The Supreme Court is part of which branch of government?
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14) What system prevents any one branch from becoming more powerful than other branches of
government?
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15) The Federal System of Government:
Using page 297 in the textbook, give two examples of powers from the National Government, the State
Government, and powers that are shared by both the National and State Governments.
National =
State =
Shared =
16) Explain the Great Compromise using the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, the House of
Representatives, and the Senate in your answer.