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33 Cards in this Set
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Name the first plan of government
that the states agreed upon. |
the Articles of Confederation
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What most important power did
the Articles of Confederation lack? |
the power to tax the people
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Why didn't the government created
by the Articles of Confederation work? |
it was too weak to work
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What was the meeting held to make
our government stronger called? |
the Constitutional Convention
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Who was chosen as president of
the Constitutional Convention? |
George Washington
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What was the name of the city where
the Constitutional Convention was held? |
Philadelphia
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What man did the most important
work at the Constitutional Convention? |
James Madison
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What was the plan for goverment
that the Constitutional Convention created called? |
the Constitution of the United States
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What was the meeting place called
where the Constitutional Convention met? |
Independence Hall
(in Philadelphia) |
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Under the Constitution, who
would have the power to see that laws were obeyed? |
the President
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Under the Constitution, who
would have the power to make important laws? |
the Congress
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What were the two groups of Congress called?
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houses
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What was the house called
where each state would have two people to represent them? |
the Senate
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What was the house called where
each state would have a number of representatives based on how many people live in the state? |
the House of Representatives
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What was the highest court
in the land to be called? |
Supreme Court
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What was the job of the Supreme Court?
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to judge whether the Constitution
was being obeyed |
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What did each state give up when
it signed the Constitution? |
the power to completely govern itself
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In which house of Congress do
all states have equal power? |
the Senate
(two representatives from each state) |
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In which house of Congress do the
larger states have more power? |
the House of Representatives
(large states have more representatives) |
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What was added to the Constitution
to protect the freedom of individuals and groups? |
the Bill of Rights
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The Bill of Rights is written
in the form of ____ _________. |
ten amendments
(amendment means change) |
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When asked what kind of government
had been formed who said, "A republic, if you can keep it!"? |
Benjamin Franklin
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Define "republic".
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a government run by representatives
of the people |
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Who was elected as the first
President of the United States? |
George Washington
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After election, George Washington
traveled to our first capital which was _____ _______. |
New York
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Why didn't George Washington
live in Washington, D.C. like our Presidents do today? |
Washington, D.C. didn't exist yet
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What do we call the day when
the new U.S. President takes the oath of office? |
Inauguration Day
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Where did George Washington
return to after serving eight years as President? |
Mount Vernon
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Who became the second President
of the United States? |
John Adams
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What was the name of the black American
who helped plan the city for a new capital? |
Benjamin Banneker
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What was the name given to the
new city built for a new capital? |
Washington
(although George Washington never lived there) |
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What was the land called that the
city of Washington was built upon? |
District of Columbia
or D.C. we refer to it as Washington, D.C. |
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What states gave the land that
became the District of Columbia? |
Virginia and Maryland
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