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Chapter 2 The Political System in the United States Exercises I. Explain the following: 1. the Articles of Confederation 2. a federal system 3. the making of the U.S. Constitution 4. the legislative branch 5. the executive 6. the judicial branch 7. the Bill of Rights II. Fill in the blanks: 1. After the War of Independence was won, the national government was called _________ , and the agreement that guided the government was__________. 2. The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where the U.S. Constitution was made is______________ 3. The Constitutional Convention was held in the year of and the president of the Convention was__________. 4. The Constitution set up a federal system with__________. 5. A federal system is one in which_______ is shared between and _______ with some rights reserved to each. 6. The U.S. federal government consists of the following three branches:________ ,________ and___________. 7. The Congress is divided into_________ with_________ members who serve two-year terms, and________ with _____ -- lawmakers who serve six-year terms. 8. Groups who try to persuade Congressmen to vote for or against a bill are known as___________. 9. The Supreme Court is composed of ______ chief justice and____ associate justices. 10. The Supreme Court has the function of determining whether Congressional legislative or executive action violates the Constitution. This power is called__________ 11. There are_____ amendments to the U.S. Constitution. 12. Two major political parties ,are______ , which is thought to be more liberal, and ________, which is believed to be more________. III. Choose the correct answer of the following questions: 1. Which of the following statements was NOT co17rect? When the War of Independence was over, A. each new suite had its own government. B. each new state made its own laws anal handled all of its internal affairs. C. the national government was called