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26 Cards in this Set
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What is suffrage?
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The right to vote
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What was our country’s 1st Constitution?
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The Articles of Confederation
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What is ratification?
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Official approval
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What movements influenced ideas for America’s government?
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The Enlightenment and The Great Awakening
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What documents influenced ideas for America’s government?
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Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Virginia’s Statute for Religious Freedom
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Why did we need a new Constitution?
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The Articles of Confederation didn’t give the government enough power
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What is a tariff?
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A tax on imports or exports
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How many branches are in our government and what are they?
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3 – executive, judicial, legislative
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What is federalism?
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A sharing of power between states and national government
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Who is responsible for proposing and passing laws?
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Congress/Legislative branch
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What is the purpose of the checks and balance system?
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Keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful
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What is a veto?
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Executive (president) rejection of a bill
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How can the Congress reverse a President’s decision?
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With a 2/3 majority vote over the president’s veto
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How can the Judicial branch check the legislative branch?
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By declaring laws unconstitutional
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How can the Executive branch override a new law created by the legislative branch?
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The president can veto the law
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How many senators does each state get?
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2
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How many representatives does each state get?
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Depends on the # of people in the state
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Who served as the president of the Constitutional Convention?
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George Washington
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Who is considered “The Father of the Constitution”?
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James Madison
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When did the Constitution officially go into effect?
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June 1788
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What is an amendment?
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An official change
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A proposed amendment must have what kind of agreement/vote?
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Approved by a 2/3 majority of Congress (the Senate and House of Representatives)
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An amendment must be ratified by what kind of agreement/vote ?
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¾ of the state legislatures
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What is the Bill of Rights?
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The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
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What rights do the Bill of Rights protect?
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Citizens’ rights
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How did the Federalist Papers try to assure Americans about the new constitution?
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It stated that the (national) government would not overpower the states
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