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11 Cards in this Set
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Legislative Branch |
- Makes laws - Bicameral - House Of Representatives and Senate |
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Shays Rebellion |
- Led by Daniel Shay -Short conflict - Protest of the laws |
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Constitution |
- The first one gave too much power to the Legislative branch - Unicameral - Government is created by the people |
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Rules And Regulations |
- GA’s Provincial Congress adopted - Its preamble (intro) promoted popular sovereignty - Temporary Constitution |
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Popular Sovereignty |
- Government is created and upheldby the people -GA realized it needed morepermanent form of government - GA’s new constitution was written |
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Executive |
- Signs laws - Veto laws - Elected every 4 years |
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Judicial |
- Decides if laws are Constitutional - 9 justices - Can overturn rulings |
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Articles Of Confederation |
- After being sent to each state, the Articles were approved - While it did unify the states andserve as the first constitution for the new nation - It gave the federal government too little power |
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Problems With GA's First Constitution |
- Gave too much power to thelegislative branch - Set up aunicameral (one-house) legislature - Had the power to enact laws andappoint officials in the other branches |
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GA signers of the First Constitution |
- William Few - Abraham Baldwin - Georgia sent four delegates but only two signed it |
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Bill Of Rights |
- Kept the national government frombecoming too powerful - Georgia became the fourth stateto ratify - Promises of people being able to have rights |
