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42 Cards in this Set
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The 1st constitution of the U.S
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Articles of Confederation
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What rebellion caused the leaders to finally call for a constitutional meet .?
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Shay's Rebellion
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In which city did the constitutional convention meet .? and what year .?
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Philadelphia in 1787
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Who was president of the convention .?
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George Washington
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who was the delegate known as the ''father of the constitution'' .?
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James Madison
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Who said he smelled a rat because he feared a strong national government would be created and refused to attend the convention .?
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Patrick Henry
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Who authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights and refused to sign the constitution .?
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George Mason
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Which state refused to send anyone to Philadelphia for the convention .?
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Rhode Island
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Who was the oldest delegate .?
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Benjamin Franklin at 81 years old
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What important founding father was in Paris and could not attend the convention .?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What plan was suggested by the large states as a basis for the new legislative branch .?
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The Virginia Plan
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What plan was suggested by the small states who wanted equal representation-- equal voting power for each state .?
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The New Jersey Plan
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The Constitution creates what three branches of government .?
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Legislative,Exectutive,Judicial
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The name of the agreement that established that the senate would have 2 members per state and representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population .?
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The Great Compromise
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How many members are currently in the House of Representatives .?
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435
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How many members are currently in Senate .?
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100
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We the people,are the 1st words to which part of the constitution .?
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The Preamble
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What clause in the constitution gives congress power to make all laws for carrying out the enumerated powers .?
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Necessary & Proper Clause
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Who or what has the power to declare a law made by congress unconstitutional .?
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Supreme Court
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How many articles are there in the constitution .?
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7
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How many states were required to ratify the constitution so that it could be adopted .?
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9
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The president has the power to nominate people to certain offices who must approve the nominations.?
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Senate
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What amendments are called the Civil War amendments .?
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13th,
14th, 15th |
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Which amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote .?
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26th amendment
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After the war ended the nation faced problems like .?
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Congress was in debt and couldn't collect taxes
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The Second Continental Congress planned for a ..
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confederation of states
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The Articles of Confederation created a one-house legislature in which each state had one vote . This was known as the Confederation Congress. It controlled the army and had the power to deal with foreign countries on behalf of the states
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..Just a memory flashcard .
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Main leaders of the Federalists were .?..they also wrote the Federalist Papers
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Alex Hamilton,James Madison,and John Jay
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Constitution has 3 main parts..
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The Preamble ~ the intro states the goals and purposes of the government
Seven articles~describe way the gov is set up 27 amendments~ additions and changes to the constitution |
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Amending the constitution is a process made of two steps..
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PROPOSAL & RATIFICATION
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Can be proposed in two ways..
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By an act of congress or by a national convention
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Once an amendment has been proposed three fourths of the states must ratify it Ratification can be voted on by the state legislature or by a special state convention
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Just a memory flashcard ..
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What is the main purpose of the constitution .?
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to provide a plan for government
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How many goals are there in the Preamble .?
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6
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How many amendments are there in the constitution .?
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27
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Why did the Framers think it was necessary to include an amending process in the constitution .?
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They knew that changing even one small detail could have dramatic effects throughout the gov so they made sure it couldn't be changed without the overwhelming support of people
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What is the main responsibility of the LEGISLATIVE branch .?
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law making branch
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What is the main responsibility of the EXECUTIVE branch
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carries out laws
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What is the main responsibility of the JUDICIAL branch .?
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interprets laws
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What were TWO successful ordinances created under the Articles of Confederation .?
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Ordinance of 1785 & Northwest Ordinance
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What states backed the Virginia plan .?
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large states
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What states backed the New Jersey plan .?
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small states
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