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62 Cards in this Set
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the document that governed our country was called the...
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Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
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the articles established a weak
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central government.
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under the articles there was no seperate executive and judical branches.True or False?
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True
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under the articles the congress had the power to
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tax
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the ----- established a method for surveying western lands.
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Land Ordiance of 1785
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by 1790 the trade of the US was greater than the trade of the american colonies b4 the revolution.True or False?
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True
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the british did not evacuate american soil because...
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they could not pay britain a finacial settlement for its debts
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because congress had no power to tax-
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there existed an inabilty to pay the army and they threatened to mutiny.
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lenders strongly opposed paper money because...
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they would not recieving the true amount of money they were owed
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beggining in 1785, 7 states began issuing
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paper money
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a major dispute with spain involved the border between spanish territory and the state of
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Georgia
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durring the boycotts of the 1760s & the revolutionary war, american artisans and manufacturers had prospered by making goods that people previously bought from...
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Britian
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even b4 independance was declared, patriot leaders at the continental congress realized that the colonies needed to be united under some typee of...
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central government
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the cinfederation congress was not gived the power to...
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impose taxes
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who was an infuential nationalist, a member of the virgina assembly, and head of its commerce committee?
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james madison
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the great compromise proposed that in one house of congress- the house of Reps.- the states would be represented according to the size of their...
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population
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a great patriot from mass. who had objections to the constitution was...
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Sam Adams
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prominent Antifederalist was...
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John Handcock
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antifederalists opposed the constitution because...
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they feared it would endanger the independance of the states
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how many states had to vote in favor of the constiution in order to put it into effect?
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9
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by july 1788 all states had ratified the constiution except...
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Rode Island and Norht Carolina
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what did the federalists promise to add to the constitution after it was ratified?
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the bill of rights
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how did the constitution of the united states provide for changes, so that it may be fluid with time & apporite fr future generations?
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the constitution can be amended
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an amendment to the constitutionmust pass by what minimum margins?
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2/3 majority in the house and senate and Adoption by atleast 3/4 of the states
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when the constitution wsas first ratified, how was the US senators elected?
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by a vote of the state legislatures
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the constitution creates what type of government?
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a republican form of Gov.
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in the form of Gov. expressed in the declarlation of independance and defined by the constiution, power flows...
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from the people to the elected officials
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the powers which are not specifically enumerated in the constitution as powers of the federal gov. are...
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automatically give to the states
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what power does the constitution *not* give to congress?
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the power to greate a social security system
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what power does the constitution *not* give to the states?
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the power to enter into an agreement with a foreign power
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the constitution allows the prsident to make treities and agreements with foreign powers, providing that...
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a 2/3 majority of the senate concurs
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what 2 plans were presented to the government durring the articles of confederation and perpetual union b4 the compromise?
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Virgina and New Jersey
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the constitution states that...
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the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed
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what amendment states that the people have the right to be secure against ubreasonable searches and seizers?
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amendment 4
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what amendment said that no person may be deprieved of their religious freedom?
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amendment 1
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who has the right to govern the type of military employed in the service of the US?
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the president
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the great compromise settled how to...
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choose members of congress
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the first 10 amendments of the constitution are called the...
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bill of rights
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who was known as the father of the constitution?
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James Madison
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a federal system of government divides power between...
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a national and a state gov.
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the three parts of the constitution are the...
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-preamble
-the 7 articles -the 27 admendments |
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only the national gov. has the power to...
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print money
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"the necessary and proper," clause means to americans
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laws should be made but only if they are made by state legislatures
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the preamble states that...
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the gov. gets its powers from the people
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article 5 deals with
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amendng the constitution
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the major role of congress is to...
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making and passing laws
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the constitutional protection against ex post facto laws means that congress...
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pinishes a person for an act that wasn't against the law when the act was committed
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the major role of congress is to...
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make laws and passing laws
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the constitutional protection against ex post facto laws means that congress cannot pass a law that...
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punishes a person or group without conviction in court
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only cogress can...
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declare war
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confrence committees are created to...
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produce a version of a bill that is acceptable to both the house and the senate
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a meeting of members held by the congress is called a...
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caucus
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the library of congress is designed to...
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use the congressional reasearch service to process data request
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delaying action on a bill in the senate is possible through the use of unlimited debate called...
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filibuster
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a vistor rarely sees many representatives on the floor of the house because...
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most of the work of the congress is done in committees
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each term of congress has how many sessions?
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2
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the permanent size of the house of reps was fixed at 435 members of the...
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congress in 1929
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the person responsible for scheduling floor actions in the senate is...
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majority leader
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congress members' mail is free, a benifit called...
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franking priviledge
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in the senate watergate committee was an example of ...
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select committee
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president andrew johnson and william clinton were inpeached by the...
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house of reps
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to approve a bill in committee and send it back to the floor of the house or senate is called...
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reporting out a bill
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