United States History Student Edition

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11. Explaining How do our rights as citizens reflect our identity as a democratic nation? 12. Identifying How does the responsibility of staying informed help citizens participate in the election process? CRITICAL THINKING 13. Identifying Cause and Effect How did the Northwest Ordinance establish a democratic model for national expansion? What principles did it guarantee settlers in new territories? 14. Analyzing How did the weaknesses of the Confederation government lead the country almost to the point of financial collapse? 15. Identifying Cause and Effect What happened in Shays’s Rebellion? Why did the rebellion help convince George Washington to join the Convention? 16. Interpreting Which writers are associated with the Federalist Papers? What position regarding the Constitution did these writers support? 17. Making Connections How does the U.S. Constitution reflect the principle of republicanism? 18. Drawing Conclusions Describe the process of amending the Constitution. Why do you think it is important that this is a difficult process? 19. Explaining What are two rights the Fourteenth Amendment provided? 20. Analyzing Why are freedom of speech and

IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN 1. Identify each of the following terms and briefly explain how they relate to government. A. bicameral E. limited government B. ordinance F. enumerated powers C. checks and balances G. implied powers D. amendment H. rule of law REVIEWING KEY FACTS 2. Explaining Why did the Continental Congress establish a new national government in 1777? What document served as the basis for the new government? 3. Analyzing Why was compromise so important to the writing of the U.S. Constitution? At the Constitutional Convention, how did the Great Compromise solve a problem of representation? 4. Summarizing What compromises did delegates from the North and South reach on the questions of slavery and representation and the slave trade? 5. Identifying What ideas from the English Magna Carta influenced the Framers of the U.S. Constitution? 6. Interpreting Why did the Framers of the Constitution divide powers between the federal government and the states? How do those powers differ? 7. Explaining Explain what federalism is. Why do you think the Framers chose to set up the United States government this way? 8. Identifying What is popular sovereignty, and how does the U.S. Constitution reflect this principle? 9. Summarizing How does the Constitution establish a system of checks and balances? How does this system reflect the principle of limited government? 10. Making Connections Create a law and have it move through all three branches of government, illustrating how checks and balances work for each branch.

freedom of the press important parts of democratic government? When can the government limit free speech?

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