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43 Cards in this Set
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This office is the head of the executive branch of government
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President
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Where was Thomas Jefferson when the U.S. Constitution was written?
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France
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The Constitutional Convention was held in this city...
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Philadelphia
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Name 3 weakenesses under the Articles of Confederation...
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no army
no single leader no national court system no national taxes |
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Who was G. Washington's vice-president
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John Adams
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This member of Washington's cabinet wanted a strong, powerful government...
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Alexander Hamilton
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This first lady spoke often about women's rights
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Abigail Adams
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The term for the idea that the branches of governement can keep each other from becoming too strong
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"chesks and balances"
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The number of branches in the national government...
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Three branches
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The term for the sharing of power between the state and national government...
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federalism
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This term means the president refuses to sign a bill....
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veto
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This document is the set of laws that govern the nation..
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U.S. Constitution
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This was the document for our national government right after the Revolutionary War....
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Articles of Confederation
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This is the title that G.Washington selected for himself....
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"Mr. President"
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List the 5 freedoms in the First Amendment...
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Freedom of:
speech religion press assembly petition |
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The Great Compromise created these 2 parts of the national government...
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Senate and House of Representatives
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A man from this state developed the Great Compromise....
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Connecticut
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This caused many American to decide helping France was a bad idea....
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The Reign of Terror
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Shays Rebellion took place in this state...
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Massachusetts
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Shays Rebellion proved this...
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The national government was too weak under the Articles of Confederation
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The first ten amendemant go by this name...
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Bill of Rights
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The Constitutional Convention was held in this century during this season of the year...
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18th century.....spring into summer
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This term means "to change"
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amend
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The number of Amendements to the Constitution....
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27
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The name of the branch of government that includes the president...
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executive
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Which has lasted longer...the Articles of Confederationor the U.S. Constitution...
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Constitution
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This branch includes the Congress...
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legislative
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Why were Americans worried about a strong national government?
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They feared a return to a monarchy
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These were articles intended to persuade people that a strong national government was needed...
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Federalist Papers
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Who has the power to coin and print money?
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National government
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Who has the power to make laws about marriage and traffic laws/
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state government
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This branch includes the courts...
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judicial branch
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This city is at the mouth of the Mississippi River..
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New Orleans
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Which state favored representation based on population?
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the states with large populations
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The House and Senate are part of this branch...
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legislative
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Be sure that you understand the idea of checks and balances...
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OK, Mr. Campion, I will be sure that I study that!
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Be sure that you know some of the differences between the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution.
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That seems like a great idea....I'll be certain to review that...thanks.
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Do you know why the Constitutional Convention was held in secret?
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If not, I will make sure to figure that out.
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The Great Compromise solved this problem...
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how the states should be represented in Congress
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How many members are in the House of Representatives today?
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435
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Since each state gets 2 Senators, how many Senators are there today?
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100
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How many Seantors were in the very first meeting of the Senate?
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26
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How do you get down from an elephant?
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You don't...you get down from a goose
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