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closed primaries allow who to vote
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registered party members
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the democratic new deal was begun by
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franklin roosevelt
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an effort to influence legislation through personal contacts is called
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lobbying
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where do public campaign fungs come from
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general tax fund
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any persuasive communication used to inlufence public opinion is called
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propaganda
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The modern Democratic Party was started by
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Andrew Jackson
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The Republican Partys first president was
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Abe Lincoln
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The process by which candidates are chosen to run is called
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Nomination Process
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the process of gaining ones political identity
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political socialization
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The federal campaign funding is controlled by
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The federal election committee
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These groups have caused the passage of laws such as minimum wage, maximum hour work weeks and restricted child labor
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Labor Unions
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Republicans tend to hold this type of idelogy
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conservative
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a small group meeting within a party usually to choose delegates is called
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caucus
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When voters are allowed to directly wote on legislation it is called
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Refferendum
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Democratic Ideology is usually considered
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Liberal
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What kind of interst groups wouldfavor price support for crops
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Agricultural Interest Groups
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the first interest group to organize formed in the
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1770s (independence groups
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What is the single largest expense to Presidential and congressional candidates
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campaign advertising
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American Party system is basically _____________ system
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two party
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candidates for president and vice pres. are called the partys
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ticket
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This party grew out of the remainder of the whigs, free soil, and disenchanted Democrats
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Republicans
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They plan and run National convention
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National Committee
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Voters who are in the middle are called
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moderates
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To be eligible for federal matching funds, presidential candidates must agree to spend limits and must receive what percent of the election vote
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5%
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Simply means the right to vote
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suffarage
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provides that voters may remove elected officials before their term empires
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recall
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a procedure by which voters may propose a law or a state constitutional amendment
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Intitiative
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Refers to the system of rewards and favors given out by a party in power to those who faithfully sevre the party
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patronage
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A voting district that may range in size from just a few voters to over 1,000, all of who their ballots at the same polling place
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precinct
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Individuals party platform
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planks
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The group that plans and runs the national convention and handles all the partys affairs between elections
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National committee
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meets every four years to nominate presidential and vice pres candidates and to write the partyy platform
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National Nominating Committee
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A propoganda technique usually involves a prominent person
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Testimonial
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A sample that does not accurately represent the population
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straw poll
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an individuals close friends, church, clubs, or work groups
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peer groups
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refers to how individuals learn their political beliefs
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political socialization
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lawmakers who are already in office
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lobbyists
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one reason third parties have difficulty gaining power
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major parties can subvert third parties by co-operating their issues and defusing their political base
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closed primaries allow these people to vote
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registered party members
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This groups of Americans believes in a limited national government
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Liberals
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The function of informing the public and stimulating political debate is performed by
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1. news media
2. political parties 3. interest groups |
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The two party system in the US goes back to the
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Ratification of the Constitution
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Multi- party systems tend to produce
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political instability
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The fifth and latest expansion of the American electorate came in 1971 when suffarge was extended to
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persons over 18
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The voting act of 1965 was an effort to ensure voting rights for
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African Americans
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Which is more likely to vote
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48 year old professor from chicago
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which two groups have the strongest impact on political socialization in the US
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the schools and families
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which provides legal protection for activities of interest groups
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1st amendment
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who is our state senator
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Creigh Deeds
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How many members of the board of supervisers
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7
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How many members of congress are there
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535
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who is our state delegate
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Rob Bell
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when was the constitution written
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1787
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which amendment gave former slaves the right to vote
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15th
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which amendment channged the voting age to 18
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26th
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which amendment gave women the right to vote
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19th
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which amendment ended poll tax
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24th
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which amendment gave electoral votes to DC
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23rd
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which amendment changed the electoral college
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12th
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which amendment allowed for direct election of U.S. Senators
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17th
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percentage of voter turn out for 2004 Presidential Election
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low 60%
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What is PAC, how many are there
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Political Action Committee 4,000
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what is the difference between hard and soft money
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hard money- goes to a specific candidate for the campaign
Soft Money- goes to the political party |
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cross over voting
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a voter from another affiliation votes in another partys primary
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527 political committee
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unregulated political finding
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Implied powers of the national government are inferred from
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Constitiution
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Which part of the Constitution allows the national government to make all laws that are "necessary and proper"
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Article 1 section 8
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which of the following IS NOT a delegated power
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declare a law unconstitutional
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An example of concurrent power is the power to
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collect taxes
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an example of reserved power is the power to
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grant professional licenses
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The national government can acquire territory from citizens, this is an example of
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Inherent Powers
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The right of the national government to acquire territory from citizens is called
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Eminent Domain
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The Constitution requires the national government to
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1. each state republican form of gov
2. not interfere with territorial integrity of the states 3. protect states against domestic insurrection |
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What does the Full Faith Clause require
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That the state fullfill their obligations toward each other
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The Legal process of returning an alleged criminal to that state where the crime was committed
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Extradition
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McColloch v. Maryland resulted in
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Stronger national government
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The Commerce Clause gives
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The Federal Government the power to regulate interstate commerce
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Alxander Hamilton supported a very strong national government, but __(who)_____ opposed it:
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thomas Jefferson
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which of the following is an example of denied power
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Taxing exports
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Most powers given and denied to congress are listed in what Article of the Constitution
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Article I
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Which Article to the Constitution defines the relationship between states
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Article IV
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ths Constititution principle that calls for a division of pwer between a central government(national) and smaller local governments (states) is called
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Federalism
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Which of the following IS NOT a national reposibility to the states
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Provide a structure for local governements
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Ben Franklins 1754 proposal to unite the colonies was called the
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Albany Plan
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The four basic characteristics of a nation-state are territory, population, sovereignty, and
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government
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The Magna Carta signed in England in 1215 astablished all of the allowing EXCEPT
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Divine Right of the King
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The English Bill of Rights signed in 1689 granted all of the following EXCEPT
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Divine Right of the King
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First written constitution in the colonies it included a representative assmeblyand popular election of lawmakers judges an d govenor
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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All of the folllowing were present for the Constitution Convention EXCEPT
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Jefferson
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The VA plan which had support of larger states at constitutional convention called for a legislative branch with
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two houses with representation in both based on population
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The Compromise that saved the Constitutional Convention is known as the
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Connecticut Plan
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In Writting the Declaration of Independence, the writer borrowed heavily from which of the following philosophers
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Locke
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All of the following believed tht people entered into a social contract for government EXCEPT
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Calvin
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Forst representative assembly in the Americas was the
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House of Burgesses
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The Three Fifths Compromise refers to
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the question on how to count slaves
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when discussing the proposed Constitution the most pominent of the Anti- Federalists was the lack of
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a bill of rights
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The existing forms of government found in the world can be divided into all of the following EXCEPT
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Plural
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a unitary system of government is characterized by
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a central government that has ultimate authority over all of its political subdivisions
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Calvin
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stressed the authority of god to appoint rulers
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The Constitution was ratified in
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1788
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In a ferderal system of government there is
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a shared system of power between a central government and state provincial governments
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Sovereignty means
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that state possesses supreme and absolute power within its territorial boundary
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Under the articles,________ states were needed to pass laws
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The 3 authors if the Federalists papers were
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Hamilton
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The firrst direct tax on the colonies alone was the
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stamp act
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written in 1689 by parliment
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English Bill of Rights
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The Coercive Acts or Intolerable Acts were directed towards Boston and included each of following EXCEPT
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the taxing of Tea and Paper
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The first President of the Second Continetal Congress was
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john Hancock
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Who is credited with writting the Constitution
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Madison
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Achievements inder the Articles of Confederation were few however the following did occur
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the ligislature and signed the treaty of Paris with England in 1783
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Hobbes
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Believed in a strong government to provide social orderand saw government as a protector against the power of others
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Each State is rtepresented in the US Senate by
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two Senators
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From Montesquieu we recieve the following concept
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checks and balances
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The New Jersey Plan called for a
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unicameral legislature with one vote per state
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A legislature with 2 houses is called
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Bicameral
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What proposalwas the first call for the colonies to unify
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Albany plan
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What type of government is ruled by a small group of individuals
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Oligarchy
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Patrick Henry, George Mason, and John Hncock represented what political group after the presentation of the Constitution
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Anti- Federalists
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What document forst established the principles of limited government
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Magna Carta
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Who presided over the Constitutional Convention
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George Washington
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During the majority of the Revolutionary war what group acted as a central government
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Second Continental congress
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The event which caused more states to attend the Philadelphia Convention than had attended Annapolis Conventions was the
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Shays Rebellion
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Who is credited with the writting of the Bill of Rights
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James Madison
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What kind of government system gives the most power to the local government bodies making for a week central government
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Confederal
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Thomas Paine wrote
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Common Sense
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At the time of the beginning of the American Revolution all of the following were true EXCEPT
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the colonies were untaxed prior to the stamp act
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in May 1787_____ states sent delgates to Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation
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12
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the 2 states that were crucial to the success of the constitutuion were
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New York and Virginia
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Democracy is
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Rule of the people
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all of the following were powers given to the national government under the articles of confederation EXCEPT
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to tax exports
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The government under the articles established a
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confederal government
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amendments may be proposed by congress or
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a national convention
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article III deals with ______
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Judicial
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The only crime mentioned in Constitution is
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Treason
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Concurrent Powers
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powers which can be excercised by both the national and the states at the same time
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Nationalists position
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the belief that the national government was created by the people not the states and therefore believes the powers expressly delegated to the national government should be expanded as necessary to carry out the peoples will
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Extradition
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means preventing criminals from escaping justice by going from one state to another states that each state shall return fugitives to the state which they are charged
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Delegated powers
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powers that are directly expressed or stated in the Constitution
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Reserved powers
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powers granted to the states via the 10th amendment
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States Rights Positions
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holds that the constitution is a compact among the states and that any doubt about whether a power has been given to the national government or reserved to the states should be settled in favor of the other states
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Full Faith and credit Clause
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each state must recognize the laws and legal prceedings of the other states
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implied powers
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powers of the national government needs to carry out the expressed powers given to or by the constitution
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Inherent Powers
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powers the national government may exercise simply because it is a government.
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Ratify Treaties
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US senate
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governing body in ALbemarle County
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Board of Supervisors
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name 3 delegated powers
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make laws, coin money, postal routes
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powerrs garunteed by the state is which amendment
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10th
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Ferderalism
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shared powers between state and national government
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proponent of the evolution theory of government
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Aristotle
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Supremacy Clause is in which Article
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Article 6
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Lt. governor
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presides over the state senate and replaces the governor if absent
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governor of VA
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Tim Cain
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Declare laws unconstitutional
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Supreme courts
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dillion Rule
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local gov has rule only if the state gives it to them
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