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57 Cards in this Set
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What was the Stamp Act?
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law imposed tax on anything printed, including documents, licenses, land titles, newspapers, playing cards
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Before the Stamp Act did Americans pay taxes?
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Yes, but they were primarily for local and service oriented
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What action did the colonies take in regards to the Stamp Act?
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They convene an assembly of all the colonies and drafted a unified response condemning the Stamp Act
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What action did ordinary citizens take in regards to the Stamp Act?
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they rebelled by actions like the Boston Tea Party
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Stamp Act Congress
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Representative of the colonies met to draft a document to the King listing how their rights were being violated.
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
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July 4, 1776
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Who signed the Declaration of Independence?
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56 delegates from the 13 states, Madison, Franklin, Jefferson, Hamilton, Adams
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Who wrote the original draft of the declaration?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Articles of Confederation
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Agreement among the 13 states that ws the basis of their new government. Wasn't ratified by all States until 1781.
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What did the Articles of Confederation not do?
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didn't create a strong central government
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What is a confederation?
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Type of government where the national government gets power from the states. A league of independent states.
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Who proposed the Virginia Plan (Large States)?
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James Madison wrote it and Edmund Randolph presented it to the convention
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What was the Virginia Plan?
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calls for two-house congress which makes laws, overrule state laws, choses the executive & the judiciary
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How is the legislature selected under the Virginia Plan?
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the lower chamber is apportioned by population and the upper chamber is selected by the lower chamber from a lists created by each state
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Why was there so much opposition to the Virginia Plan?
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the plan weakened states rights and power
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Who proposed the New Jersey Plan?
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The small states and presented by William Patterson
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What was the New Jersey Plan?
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calls for a one-house legislature with one vote for one state, congress make laws & judiciary with limited powers
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What major problem came up?
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Couldn't agree on the legislature of either plan, sent plan to a congressional committee work out differences
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What was the Great Compromise (Connecticut Plan)?
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Compromise of the New Jersey Plan & Virginia plan that called for an uppper chamber which would have 2 members from each state and a lower house representation based on the population of each state
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Who said "If men were angels, we wouldn't need government."
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James Madison
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What is checks and balances?
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system in which each branch of government has some power and control to watch over the other branches
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What is separation of powers?
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dividing power of government into 3 branches, executive (president), legislative (congress), judiciary (courts)
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What is a republic?
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A government in which the people pick their leaders, a representative or indirect democracy.
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What is federalism?
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system of government where national and state governments get authority from the people
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What is full faith and credit (Art IV Section 1)?
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States must recognize other states laws (ex. if you get married in Texas, Oklahoma must recognize the marriage)
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Citizen
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Member of the political community to whom certain rights & obligations are attached.
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Civil Society
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Society created when citizens are allowed to organize & express their views publicly about public policy.
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Extradition
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to send someone back to another state to face criminal charges
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What is article IV section 1 of the constitution?
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Full Faith and Credit
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What is article IV section 2 of the constitution?
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Citizen rights are the same in all states (ex. if you commit a crime in one state and go to another state, they must send you back to face justice)
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What is article IV section 4 of the constitution?
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States are guaranteed a republic form of government
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What is article IV section 3 of the constitution?
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Only congress can admit new states, dispose of property, and is the state legislature for all protectorates
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What is the purpose of article V of the constitution?
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To propose new amendments to the constitution
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What must congress do to propose an amendment?
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Must have 2/3 votes of the Senate and 2/3 votes of the house to propose an amendment
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What do the states have to do to propose an an amendment?
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Must have 2/3 of the state legislatures apply to form a constitutional convention
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What must congress do to ratify an amendment?
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Must have 3/4 fo the state legislatures or 3/4 approval of the state conventions
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What is article VI section 1 of the constitution?
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Debts before the constitution are valid after the constitution
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What is article VI section 2 of the constitution?
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The Supremecy Clause, means US constitution and US statutory laws and treaties are supreme to all states and local government.
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What is article VI secftion 3 of the constitution?
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All goverment employees (national, state, & local) must take an oath to support the constitution and no religious test can be required.
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What is article VII of the constitution?
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established method to ratify original 7 articles
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What was needed to ratify the original 7 articles?
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9 or 13 states must ratify (approve) them
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When was the "Bill of Rights" ratified and right became rights?
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1791
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When was the beginning of the US and George Washington inaugurated?
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April 30, 1789
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What is the Bill of Rights?
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Amendments 1-10 guaranteeing rights
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What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
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To limit the power of the federal government
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What is preferred position doctrine?
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1st amendment rights are higher that any others, any law that regulates the 1st amendment is unconstitutional
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What is the Establishment Clause of the first amendment?
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guarantees that the government will not create and/or support an official state religion
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What is the Free Exercise Clause?
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Congress shall make no law.....prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
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What is the difference between the establishment clause and the free exercise clause?
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Establishment (no gov. sponsored religion) free will (gov. can't interfer with a citizen exercising religion)
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What was the Wall of Separation?
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the separation of church and state, freedom to practice religion (wall) no state sponsored religion
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What is the 14th Amendment?
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...nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process by law
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What is the US Militia Act 1903?
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Set up the National Guard as a US Militia which could be drafted
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What is the Uniform Militia Act 1792?
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"Because the current army was not fighting well, Washington urged gov. to set up the Uniformed Militia enrolling every white male citizen 18-45.
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What is the 2nd Amendment
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right to have a militia and bear arms
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What was the McCain - Feingold Act 2002?
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prevents interest groups financed by corporate or union donations from from airing TV/radio ads 2 months prior to election, news groups exempt
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When was the US constitution ratified?
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June 21, 1788
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What is the Lemon Test?
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gov. funds given to church school was constitutional if 1)had a secular (non religion) pupose 2)didn't advance religion 3)didn't entangle the gov. which the church
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