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Lesson 3 A New Plan of Government
The Constitution's Sources
Reading for Accuracy Use your textbook to decide if a statement is true or false. Write T or F in the blank. If a statement is false, rewrite it to make it true.
1. John Locke believed that all people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
2. The idea for balance of powers in government came from Baron de Montesquieu.
3. Baron de Montesquieu believed that government is based on a contract between people and the ruler.
4. Two English documents that served as models for the Constitution were the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights.
5. Federalism means having a strong federal government.
6. The Framers of the Constitution studied the ideas of political writers from the past in order to avoid their mistakes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONHow do governments change?
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Explaining As you read the section, answer the questions below.
7. What is one power of the legislative branch?
8. What is one power of the executive branch?
9. What is one power of the judicial branch?
10. How are the president and vice president elected?
11. What is the system of checks and balances?
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Debate and Adoption
Answering Questions As you read the section, answer the questions below.
1. Specifying What were some arguments the Anti-Federalists made against the Constitution?
2. Explaining What were the Federalist Papers?
3. Identifying Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
4. Drawing Conclusions Why was the support of New York and Virginia important even after nine states had ratified the Constitution?
5. Explaining Why did New York, Virginia, North Carolina, and Rhode Island eventually agree to ratify the Constitution?
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