Am. Gov. Final

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a document written in 1215 that introduced the rights of trial by jury and due process of law

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Magna Carta

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consisting of two houses, as in a legislature

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bicameral

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the idea that government is not all-powerful

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limited government

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consisting of one house, as in a legislature

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unicameral

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the idea that government should serve the will of the people

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representative government

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the shape of American government is based on the English political idea of?

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ordered government, representative government, and limited government

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Which of the following limitations on the English king's power was NOT included in the Petition of Right of 1628?

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The king could not allow his child to follow him to the throne

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Which of the following was a characteristic of the royal colonies?

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The governors and their councils shared the power to tax and spend

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Self-government in the early days of the colonies was made possible by the great distance between North America and England.

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True

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Colonies immediately accepted Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union.

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False

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The colonists' unhappiness with taxation without representation, expressed in the Declaration of Rights, came as a surprise to the British king.

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False

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Which of the following defines the principle of popular sovereignty?

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Government exists and functions only with the consent of the governed; people hold political power

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As chief citizen, the President is the automatic head of the political party that controls the executive branch.

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False

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As commander in chief, the President has control of the army and navy.

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True

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As chief of party, the President is expected to represent the interests of all people, not just the constituents of a State or congressional district.

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False

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As chief of state, the President is ceremonial head of government.

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True

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The President is the chief administrator, or head of the large federal bureaucracy.

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True

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Among other requirements, the Constitution states that the President must be at least ___ years old.

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35

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According to the 22nd Amendment, the President?

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may serve a maximum of 10 years

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Which of the following plans have Presidents in the late 20th century suggested for changing the presidential term of office?

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A single six-year term or an unlimited number of four-year terms

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The President's compensation package includes?

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none of the above

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Upon death of a President, the Vice President assumes the powers and duties of the presidency, but technically does not become President.

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False

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The secretary of state is the first Cabinet officer in the line of succession.

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True

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The 25th Amendment established the complete line of succession to the presidency.

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False

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If the office of Vice President becomes vacant, Congress appoints a new one.

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False

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The Vice President cannot be removed from office by the President.

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True

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Which of the following is the correct line of succession to the presidency?

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Vice President, Speaker of the House, president pro tempore of the Senate

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If the President is temporarily disabled, the Vice President may take over if?

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Congress approves the action by a majority vote

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A President whose duties have been temporarily assumed by the Vice President may reclaim his or her office by?

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Informing Congress that he or she is no longer disabled, provided the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet do not challenge his or her decision

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The Constitution assigns which of the following duties to the Vice President?

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Helping to decide cases of presidential disability and presiding over the Senate

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Presidential candidates try to choose vice-presidential candidates who?

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will help "balance the ticket" politically

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Most of the Framers were opposed to the proposal that the President by selected by ___.

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Congress

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The Framers envisioned the ___ as a group of well informed citizens who could choose the best person for the presidency.

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electoral college

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In 1800, presidential electors were chosen by their ___.

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political party

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The ___ separated presidential and vice presidential elections.

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12th Amendment

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Before 1804, each ___ cast two votes for President.

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presidential elector

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When deciding how a President should be elected, the Framers considered all of the following plans EXCEPT:

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election by State governors

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Most of the Framers opposed choosing the President by popular vote because they?

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did not think voters in such a large country would be able to learn enough about the candidates to make an informed decision

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If the presidential vote in the electoral college results in a tie?

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the House of Representatives votes to decide

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In the election of 1800, the newly formed political parties nominated not only ___, but ___, who were pledged to vote for their party's ticket.

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presidential and vice-presidential candidates, presidential electors

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The election of 1800 resulted in?

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a tie between Jefferson and Burr

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Both parties have the same number of delegates to their conventions.

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False

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The winner-take-all primary is not common today.

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True

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The caucus-convention is the oldest method for picking delegates to the national convention.

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True

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Most party conventions today involve a big floor fight to select their candidates for President and Vice President.

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False

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The keynote address is often the most controversial part of a convention.

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False

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Vice President

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Dick Cheney

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Speaker of the House

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Nancy Pelosi

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President of the Senate

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Robert Byrd

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Secretary of State

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Condolessa Rice

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Secretary of the Treasury

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Henry Paulson

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Secretary of Defense

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Robert Gates

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Attorney General

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Peter Keisler

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Those institutions that create and implement public policy?

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Government

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The part of the government that implements public policy?

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Bureaucracy

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This is characterized by conflict, resolution, and compromise?

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Politics

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The means by which individuals can express preferences regarding the development of public policy?

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Linkage Institutions

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The theory that the members of the higher economic strata control the policy agenda?

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Elite or Class Theory

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Who defined politics as "who gets what, when and how."

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None of these

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Which one of the following is not one of the things that individuals running for office must have a base of:

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None of these

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The size of government has increased since World War II as a result of bureaucracy.

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True

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The implementation of public policy takes place at the national, state, and local levels.

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True

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Of the three theories about the importance of control in modern American politics, which one clearly dominates the American political system today?

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None of them

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Which theory of control in modern American politics believes that the linkage institutions are controlled by a small portion of society?

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Elite and Class Theory

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1933-1945

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FDR

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Elected 4 times

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FDR

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1st real media president

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FDR

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fireside chats

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FDR

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polio

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FDR

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never photographed in his leg braces

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FDR

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New Deal

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FDR

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Pearl Harbor

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FDR

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"The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself"

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FDR

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1945-1951

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Truman

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vice president under Roosevelt

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Truman

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failed in business world

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Truman

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"common man"

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Truman

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"the buck stops here"

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Truman

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Dewey defeats Truman

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Truman

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"bulldog"

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Truman

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The decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ushered in the atomic/nuclear age

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Truman

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1952-1959

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Eisenhower

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War hero

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Eisenhower

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Invisible and aloof

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Eisenhower

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Likeability factor-"I like Ike"

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Eisenhower

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U2 incident

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Eisenhower

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1960-1963

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JFK

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"Youthful determination"

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JFK

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1960 debates

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JFK

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Physical vitality, vigor

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JFK

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Speaking style, "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what can you do for your country"

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JFK

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Visibility

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JFK

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Live News Conferences

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JFK

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91% approval rating

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JFK

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"Scholarly, but not stuffy"

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JFK

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Inexperienced

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JFK

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Bay of Pigs

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JFK

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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JFK

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Assassinated in Dallas, TX by Lee Harvey Oswald

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JFK

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Vietnam

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JFK

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Crusader on social justice

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Johnson

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"War on Poverty"

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Johnson

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"Great Society"

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Johnson

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"charming bully"

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Johnson

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Loud, Brash, Shrewd

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Johnson

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Vietnam

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Johnson

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Race riots in Watts, Detroit, Newark

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Johnson

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"no more problems to solve"

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Johnson

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"inflexible"

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Johnson

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Recorded all conversations in the Oval Office

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Johnson

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the "checkers speech"

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Nixon

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"paranoid"

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Nixon

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tried to control image through the media

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Nixon

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"opened China"

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Nixon

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SALT treaty with Soviet Union

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Nixon

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Watergate - 1st President to resign in office

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Nixon

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"our long national nightmare is over"

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Ford

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"the boy scout in the White House"

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Ford

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dull, uninspiring

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Ford

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two assassination attempts

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Ford

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"the accidental President"

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Ford

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pardon of Richard Nixon

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Ford

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fall of Saigon

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Ford

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peanut farmer

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Carter

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"weirdo factor"

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Carter

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Washington outsider

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Carter

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Restore honesty and integrity to the Oval Office

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Carter

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Walked to Inauguration like Jefferson

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Carter

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Conducted fireside chats like Roosevelt

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Carter

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Wife as equal partner

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Carter

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"micro manager"

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Carter

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civil war in Nicaragua

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Carter

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Three Mile Island

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Carter

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Gas prices and shortages

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Carter

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Iran hostage crisis

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Carter

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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

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Carter

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Boycott of 1980 Olympics

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Carter

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Camp David accords (Israel and Egypt)

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Carter

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AIDS diagnosed

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Reagan

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Father figure after Challenger disaster

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Reagan

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"are you better off than you were four years ago"

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Reagan

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release of Iranian hostages

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Reagan

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assassination attempt - display of personal courage

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Reagan

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Iran-Contra affair - sale of arms for hostages? War in Nicaragua

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Reagan

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Bishop Tutu wins Nobel Peace for work in South Africa against (apartited)

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Reagan

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New Democratic leader in the Philippines (Corazon Aqino)

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Reagan

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1981 Israel attacks nuclear plant in Iraq (fear of WMD's)

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Reagan

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Martial Law ends in Poland

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Reagan

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U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon bombed

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Reagan

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Live Aid Concert

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Reagan

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Hijacking of the Cruise ship Achilli Lauro

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Reagan

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"openness"

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glasnost

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"restructuring"

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peristrokia

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"Mr. Gorbachev, take down this wall"

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Reagan

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Jet blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland

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Reagan

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Rise of the Intifada - increased violence in the Middle East

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Reagan

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Fall of the Berlin Wall

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Bush

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Reunification of Germany

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Bush

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Wimp factor

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Bush

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"read my lips, no new taxes"

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Bush

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1963-1968

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Johnson

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1968-1974

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Nixon

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1974-1976

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Ford

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1976-1979

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Carter

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1980-1988

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Reagan

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1989-1992

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Bush

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1993-2000

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Clinton

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Article II is known as the ___ ___ because it establishes the presidency.

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Executive Article

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Article II establishes the following presidential powers:

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1. Command the armed forces
2. Make treaties
3. Approve or veto acts of Congress
4. Send and receive diplomatic representatives
5. Grant pardons and reprieves
6. "To take care that the Laws be faithfully executed"

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Beginning at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, there has been a struggle between those who want a ___ ___ and those who want a ___ ___.

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weaker executive and those who want a stronger executive

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Throughout American history, those who want a ___ ___ have usually prevailed.

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stronger presidency

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One reason for the growth of presidential power has been the nation's increasingly complex ___ ___ ___ ___.

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social and economic life

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The frequent need for ___ ___ ___ ___ has also strengthened presidential power.

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extraordinary and decisive action

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Even ___ has strengthened the presidency by passing laws that added to the activities of the executive branch.

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Congress

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Some strong, effective Presidents have stated the ___ theory, which takes a broad view of their powers.

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stewardship

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Critics of strong presidential power compare the President to an emperor, calling a strong presidency an ___ ___.

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imperial presidency

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Those means of communication that reach large audiences, especially television, radio, printed publications, and the Internet?

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mass media

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Executing the Law gives the President power to?

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Enforce, administer, and carry out the provisions of federal law.

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The Ordinance Power gives the President power to?

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Issue executive orders

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The Appointment Power gives the President power to?

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Name a handful of the 2.7 million federal civilian employees.

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The Removal Power gives the President?

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Power to remove

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Oath taken by the president on the day he takes office, pledging to "faithfully execute" the office and "preserve, protect, and defend"

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Oath of Office

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Directive, rule, or regulation issued by a chief executive or subordinates, based upon constitutional or statutory authority and having the force of law

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Executive order

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A treaty is a formal agreement between ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

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two or more sovereign states

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After the President negotiates a treaty, the ___ must approve it by a ___-___ vote.

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Senate; two-thirds

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Presidents Tyler and McKinley encouraged Congress to pass a ___ ___ to annex territory after the approval of a treaty had been defeated in the Senate.

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joint resolution

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Who defined politics as "who gets what, when and how"

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Harold Laswell

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the combination of government and politics results in what?

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public policy

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Those for whom the Constitution represented a too-powerful central government

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Anti-Federalists

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Which level of government has been MOST valued by the strict constructionists?

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State

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Which of the following has been a value of the liberal constructionists?

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The Constitution must be interpreted broadly, with an eye toward change.

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A federal government is one in which

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power is divided between a central government and local governments

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The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had

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only a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral Congress

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The Federalist was written to

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win support for the Constitution in New York

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At the Philadelphia Convention, the delegates agreed to

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draft a new constitution

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Which of the following best describes the concept of limited government?

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Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people

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Father of Natural Rights Philosophy

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John Locke

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Delegates met at Annapolis to?

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recommend a federal plan for regulating commerce

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The main concern of the rebels who carried out Shays' Rebellion was to protest?

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the loss of their properties to tax collectors

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Why were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams not at the Constitutional Convention?

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They were serving the United States abroad as ambassadors

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A plan to satisfy Southern fears that the Federal Government might be funded through export duties?

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Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

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Madison's plan for a National Government with greatly expanded powers?

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Virginia Plan

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A combination of the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

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Connecticut Compromise

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A plan to satisfy Southerners' desire to inflate the population count of their States?

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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Paterson's plan for a National Government, which greatly resembled the Articles of Confederation?

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New Jersey Plan

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a general pardon offered to a group of lawbreakers

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amnesty

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mercy or leniency given in cases involving federal offenses

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clemency

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a postponement of the execution of a sentence imposed by a court

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reprieve

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a reduction in the severity of a sentence or fine imposed by a court

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commutation

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legal forgiveness of a crime

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pardon

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Throughout history Presidents have requested the veto power to include the ___-___ ___ that would allow them to cancel specific dollar amounts in spending.

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line-item veto

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Placed strict limits on the President's powers as commander in chief?

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War Powers Resolution

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The purpose of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 was to?

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limit the President's power to make war

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held between presidential elections

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off-year election

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representative chosen from the State as a whole

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at-large district

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distributed

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apportioned

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district drawn to the advantage of the political party in control of a State legislature

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single-member district

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geographical district from which a representative is chosen from a field of candidates

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single-member district

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How many seats are currently in the House of Representatives?

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435

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What has been the most common outcome of off-year elections?

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The President's party decreases its number of seats

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Why do members of the Senate serve 6 years, whereas members of the House serve only 2?

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Senators should not be as concerned with the pressures of election campaigns, so that they can focus on the "big picture" of government.

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Which of the following is a qualification for election to the Senate?

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citizenship for at least nine years

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Before the adoption of the 17th Amendment in 1913, who chose senators?

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State legislature

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the name of the group that makes the formal selection of the President

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electoral college

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the President's role as the head of the armed forces

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commander in chief

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the President's role as the political leader of the nation

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chief of state

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In case the President is disabled, the way the Vice President becomes President is determined by the?

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Twenty-Fifth Amendment

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According to the Constitution, the President must?

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be at least 35 years old

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As of January 20, 2001, the President receives a yearly salary of?

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$400,000

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The electoral system broke down in the election of 1800 because of the?

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rise of political parties

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A President can serve no more than how many years in office?

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10

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During the nomination process, political battles are most likely to occur in?

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presidential primaries in the party out of power

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A presidential primary can be?

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a process to select delegates to the convention and an election to determine voters' choice among candidates

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The first session of the national convention is generally devoted to?

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giving speeches

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The most widely supported plan for reform of the electoral college is the?

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direct popular election plan

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One of the major flaws in the electoral college system is that?

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the winner of the popular vote is not guaranteed the presidency

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Most of the sessions at the national convention are spent?

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listening to party speeches and reports

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A pact between the President and a foreign state that does not require Senate approval?

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executive agreement

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The power of the presidency has been cause for debate MAINLY because?

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the Constitution provided a loose definition of executive power

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Which of the following gives the President the power to issue executive orders?

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congressional acts and the Constitution

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The debate over the powers of the presidency is essentially a debate?

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between supporters of a strong presidency and supporters of a weak presidency

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The President has the power to make executive agreements?

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without any congressional action or approval

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The power to issue executive orders is the?

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ordinance power

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A President can use armed forces abroad?

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at his or her own discretion

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The President exercises legislative power over Congress by?

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recommending legislation

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clearly stated powers?

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expressed

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powers deducted from the clearly stated powers?

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implied

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powers possessed by all sovereign states?

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inherent

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the right of a government to take private property for public use?

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eminent domain

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They vote based on his or her conscience and judgement?

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trustee

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They vote according to his or her political party?

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partisan

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They attempt to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles?

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politico

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The clause that protects representatives and senators from suits for libel or slander arising out of their official conduct?

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"cloak of legislative immunity"

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Review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch

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oversight function

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President Pro Tempore

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Robert Byrd

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Steny Hoyer

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Majority Leader of House

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John Boehner

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Minority Leader of House

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James Clyburn

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Majority Whip of House

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Roy Blunt

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Minority Whip of House

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Harry Reid

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Majority Leader of Senate

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Mitch McConnell

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Minority Leader of Senate

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Dick Durbin

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Majority Whip of Senate

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Trent Lott

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Minority Whip of Senate

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Which of the following was a characteristic of the royal colonies?

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The governors and their councils shared the power to tax and spend

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1. Who can participate in the governing process
2. Geographic distribution of governmental power within the state
3. Relationship between the legislative and the executive branches of the government

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3 Classifications of Governments

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1. Militaristic
2. Gain power by force
3. Military holds many of the major posts in government

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3 Characteristics of a Dictatorship

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government in which a single person holds unlimited political power

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autocracy

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government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite

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oligarchy

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Government in which all the powers that are held by the government are concentrated in the central government?

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unitarian government

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An alliance of independent states

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confederation

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Government in which the executive and legislative branches are separate, independent, and coequal?

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presidential government

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Government in which the executive is made up of the prime minister or premier, and that official's cabinet?

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parliamentary government

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1. Worth of the Individual
2. Equality of all persons
3. Majority rule, minority rights
4. Necessity of compromise
5. Individual freedom

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5 Concepts of Democracy

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1. Private Ownership
2. Individual Initiative
3. Profit
4. Competition

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4 Factors of the Free Enterprise System

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States that when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop. When supplies become scarcer, prices tend to rise?

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Law of Supply and Demand

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Economy that is regulated and supervised, but not fully controlled by the government?

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mixed economy

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Role as ceremonial head of the government?

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chief of state

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Role that involves being in charge of both domestic and foreign affairs?

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chief executive

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Role as director of the Federal Government?

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chief administrator

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Role as the main architect of American foreign policy and as the nation's chief spokesperson to the rest of the world?

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chief diplomat

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Role as being in charge of the nation's armed forces?

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commander in chief

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Role as architect of public policies?

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chief legislator

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Role as leader of the political party that controls the executive branch?

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party chief

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Role as "The representative of all the people?"

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chief citizen

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Camp David and Air Force One

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Presidential Benefits

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Demanded that the king no longer imprison or punish any person, not impose martial law in time of peace, or require the homeowners to shelter the king's troops without their consent?

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Petition of Right

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Prohibited a standing army in peacetime, except with the consent of Parliament, and required that all parliamentary elections be free?

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English Bill of Rights

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Subject to the direct control of the Crown?

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Royal Colony

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Organized by a proprietor and governor was appointed by the proprietor?

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Proprietary Colony

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Based on charters granted directly to the colonists and largely self-governing?

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Charter Colony

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Needed the formal approval of each of the 13 states?

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Ratification of Articles of Confederation

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1. Unicameral
2. Each State had one vote
3. No executive or judicial branch
4. Presiding officer
5. Civil officers appointed by the Congress

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Structure of Articles of Confederation?

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1. Make war and peace
2. Send and receive ambassadors
3. Make treaties
4. Borrow money
5. Set up a money system
6. Establish post offices
7. Build a navy
8. Raise an Army
9. Fix uniform standards of weights and measures
10. Settle disputes among States

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Strengths of Articles of Confederation

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1. One vote for each State
2. Powerless to lay and collect taxes or duties
3. Powerless to regulate foreign and interstate commerce
4. No executive to enforce acts of Congress
5. No national court system
6. Amendment only with consent of all States
7. 9/13 majority required to pass laws
8. Articles only a "firm league of friendship"

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Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation

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Two groups that emerged in the Constitutional debate?

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Federalists and Anti-Federalists

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Madison and Hamilton

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Federalist Supporters

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Henry and Hancock

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Anti-Federalist Supporters

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Five Arguments Against Proposed Constitution?

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1. Strength of Proposed Government
2. Ratification Process
3. No mention of God
4. Denial to states to print money
5. Lack of a Bill of Rights