Government Foundations

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The constitution set up a:

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Federal System

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What is an example of a democratic principle?

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Liberty

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The U.S Constitution was adopted in:

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1787

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The basis for the implied powers of the federal government is the:

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Necessary and Proper clause

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The first document to limit the power of the ruler was the:

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Magna Carta

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What is one example of checks and balances?

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Presidents power to veto legislation

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The colonists were POed that there were no people from the colonies helping to make decisions in British Parliament. They called it:

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Taxation without representation

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Settled the issue of how much slaves would count toward total population for representation in Congress:

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3/5 Compromise

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In conflicts between the state and federal government, this says the federal government wins:

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Supremacy Clause

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Needed 9 of 13 signatures to make it official:

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Constitution

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Listed the colonists many complains against King George the third

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Declaration Of Independance

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First meeting of colonists to protest King Georges actions

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Stamp Act Congress

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Meeting of delegates that was immediately followed by the Constitutional Convention

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Annapolis Convention

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There are three branches and limits upon each one

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separation of powers

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Many colonists stopped buying British made goods and tried to stop them from coming into the colonies.

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Embargo

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T/F The three branches of government are laid out in the first three articles of the Constitution

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True

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T/F The Bill of Rights was also written during the Constitutional Convention

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True

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T/F John Locke was one the most influential delegate to the Constitution Convention

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False

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T/F A vast majority of the people in the original 13 states favored a strong federal government

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False

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T/F The Constitution was brought about after the Articles of Confederation proved to be too weak

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True

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T/F The Judicial Branch was established in article 3 of the Constitution

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True

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T/F Implied powers are not expressed in the Constitution but are found in the first 10 amendments

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True