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34 Cards in this Set
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What is a constitution?
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A written plan that creates laws
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What is a government?
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People who make and enforce the laws
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What is a congress?
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a formal meeting of delegates from different states to discuss problems
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What is a delegate?
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A person who represents other people from a single area.
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What are the Articles of Confederation?
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The first constitution of the United States
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What does Ratify mean?
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To approve
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What does Ammend mean?
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To change
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The Constitutional Convention
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Meeting where the Articles of Confederation were rewritten and the U.S. Constitution was created
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What is a Legislature?
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Persons who make, change or get rid of laws
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The Virginia Plan
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Proposed a 3 branch government and a 2 house legislature
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The New Jersey Plan
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Proposed a 3 branch government and a 1 house legislature
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What is a compromise?
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An agreement; giving up something to get something
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What is Federalism?
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Shared power between the state and national
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What are the three parts of the constitution?
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Preamble, Articles and Ammendments
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What is the Preamble?
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Introduction to the Constitution
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What do the Articles of the Constitution tell us?
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How our government works
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What are ammendments?
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Changes to the constitution.
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What are the Bill of Rights?
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First 10 ammendments to the Constitution
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What does a State Government do?
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Makes the laws for it's state.
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What does the National Government do?
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Makes the laws for the United States of America.
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What does the term "Separation of Powers" mean?
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The National Government is split into 3 different branches of power.
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What does the system of "Checks and Balances" prevent?
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Prevents one of the 3 branches from having too much power.
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What does liberty mean?
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Freedom.
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The Three Branches of Government.
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Legislative, Executive and Judicial
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What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
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Makes and passes the laws.
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The Legislative Branch is also known as what?
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Congress
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The Legislative Branch is made up of what two houses?
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The House of Representatives and the Senate.
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The Lower House
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House of Representatives.
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The Upper House.
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Senate
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Which house has two members from each state and serve a 6 year term.
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Senate
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Which house has 435 members and serve a two year term?
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House of Representatives
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Qualifications for this House are:
Age: 25 U.S. Citizen: 7 years Lives: State district he/she represents |
House of Representatives
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Qualifications for this House are:
Age: 30 U.S. Citizen: 9 years Lives: State he/she represents |
Senate
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Impeach
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Accusing a President or congress member of breaking the law
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