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41 Cards in this Set
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total number of Electoral College votes
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538 |
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what is the Electoral College magic number
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270 |
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what happens if no one reaches the magic number |
senate chooses VP |
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break down of EC votes
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house of representatives : 435 DC : 3 |
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what two states don't follow the "winner takes all" rule
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-Maine able to split their votes by congressional districts |
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what does "winner take all" mean
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if a candidate wins 50.1% of that state they get all of their electoral college votes |
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what was the 12th amendment |
allowed candidate to choose own running mate |
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when was the EC created
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1787 |
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what are swing states
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states with a unpredictable presidential outcome
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what war took place from 1754-1763
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seven year war |
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how did the war from 1754-1763 affect the British
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debt |
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`what became the policy of the British toward the colonies after 1763
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tried to increase control of the colonies -taxation -limits on settlement |
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Stamp Act
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-imposed duties on stamps needed for official documents
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Boston Tea Party
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colonists retaliated by throwing British tea into Boston harbor to show their dissfatisfaction with the unfairness
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Tea Act
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tax on tea |
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Declaratory Act |
parliament had the right to pass laws for the colonies in "all cases whatsoever"
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Writs of Assistance
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gave government officials new powers to search and seize colonial property
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Boston Massacre
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British troops opened fire at a crowd of colonists and killed five Americans
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Proclamation Line
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forbade Americans to settle in western lands
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Sugar Act
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taxes cloth, sugar, coffee, and wine |
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committee of correspondence |
formed to publicize colonial opposition and coordinate resistance
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Quartering Act
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require colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes
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1st Continental Congress
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-agreed to ban trade with British -sent declaration of rights to King George |
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2nd continental congress
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-became nations first national government |
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where and when were the first shots fired
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April 19 1775 |
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confederation
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loose alliance between states |
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what was the articles of confederation a reaction too
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centeralized power |
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the articles wanted to preserve what for the states |
sovereignty |
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what were the achievements of the articles
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-northwest ordinance |
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what was the basic structure of the articles (how were the three branches structured)
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-unicameral -1 vote/state -1 year terms for representatives -2 to 7 representatives per state
no executive or judicial branch |
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what became problematic for the articles
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9 out of 13 for to pass law 13 out of 13 to amend
could not raise tax or armies |
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Shays Rebelllion
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small farmers angered by crushing debts and taxes |
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Magna Carta
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forced King John to sign the "Great Charter" |
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English Bill of Rights
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list of provisions King William and Queen Mary had to agree to prevent abuse of power |
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Feudal System
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3 social groups -royal -nobility -common people |
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Petition of Rights |
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what was the purpose of the Philadelphia Convention
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to fix the articles of confederation |
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delegate
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represenative |
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who was not present at the Philadelphia Convention |
-John Hancock |
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who where some key individuals at the Philedelphia Convention
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-George Washington -Ben Franklin -Gouvenur Morris |
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federalism
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