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12 Cards in this Set
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1. Alexander Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton was born in the - West Indies in 1755.
- He ultimately became the first Secretary of the Treasury in the United States. - He was killed in a duel in 1804. |
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2. The Founding Fathers
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George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay and Alexander Hamilton are the founding fathers of U.S.
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3. The Virginia Plan
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The Virginia Plan proposed that each state would be represented in proportion to their free inhabitants.
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4. The Great Compromise
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- The Great Compromise is also known as the Connecticut Plan. It was the final decision about representation in Congress.
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5. James Madison
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James Madison was the fourth president of the United States of America. He is considered one of the four founding fathers with a strong hand in creating the Constitution.
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6. Sovereignty
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Sovereignty can best be summed up as being ultimate authority or ruler-ship over someone or something.
- That is why some will speak of God as our "sovereign lord". |
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7. Separation of Powers
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- Separation of powers refers to the organizational model of government that grants specific powers and responsibilities to various branches with the intent that they should act as a system of checks and balances for one another.
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8. Federalists
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The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, were supporters of a strong central government. The Federalist party ran the country until 1801 and were strong from 1792 until 1816. The party ran out of steam in the 1820's.
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9. Anti Federalist
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- Learning who were the anti federalists is an important step to understanding more about the history of the United States.
- The Anti-Federalists were a group of Americans who fervently believed that the central governing power of a country should only have the same amount of power or less, than the state governments' power. |
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10. The Federalist Papers
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- The Federalists were pamphlets and other documents written by men who supported federalism.
- A number of notable men, such as James Madison, contributed. |
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11. The Bill of Rights
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- Kind of a pact from the ruling that we will not over step these marks or boundaries against who they govern.
- They always have and will over step them. |
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12. The Cabinet
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- The cabinet is a group of people appointed by the president to assist and advise him in his day to day duties.
- The president has had a cabinet since George Washington. |
