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37 Cards in this Set
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no taxing power |
they had no money to pay soldiers |
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inflation |
causes prices for goods to rise dramatically. people couldn't afford them |
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tarriff wars |
tax on imported goods |
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federalist |
belived in a powerful national government, and they wanted a ratification on the constitution |
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anti-federalist |
wanted a limited national government with the states holding the majority of the power |
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george washington |
was the president of the constitutional convection |
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james madison |
father of the constitution |
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roger sherman |
main author the great compromise |
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gouvernuer morris |
wrote the final draft of the constitution. |
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william paterson |
main author of the virginia plan |
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ben franklin |
oldest delgate at the constitution, used his wisdom annd humor to calm tempers and encourage tempers |
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alexander hamilton |
imtimidated people with his brilliant mind |
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great compromise |
1 president, senate 2 votes per state, h.o.r 1 vote per every 100,000 people |
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3/5th's compromise |
every 5 white people equal 3 black people |
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popular soverignity |
all the power from the people |
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republicanism |
we vote for the political representation |
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seperation of powers |
tyranny-an unjust gov. executive, legislative, judicial |
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checks and balances |
each of the 3 branches has the power over the other 2 branches |
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individual rights |
the bill of rights gurantees certain individual rights and liberties |
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executive branch |
enforces the law, president-4 year term, vice-president-cabnient |
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legislative branch |
senate-2 per state-6yr term-leader is the vice president, h.o.r-based on pop.-2yr term leader is the speaker of the house, |
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if the president signs the bill |
it becomes a law |
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if the president holds the bill without signing it |
it last for 10 days but then it becomes a pocket veto |
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if the president vetos the bill |
returns to the congress, they can override it with a 2/3 vote |
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h.o.r used to have how many people |
65 represenatives |
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senate used to have how many people |
2 per state |
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president requirements |
35 years old, u.s citizen from birth, lived in u.s for 14 or more years |
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senator requirements |
30 years old, u.s citizen for 9 years, live in the state they represent |
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represenative requirements |
25 years old, u.s citizen for 7 or more years, live in the state they represent |
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legislative branch can... |
override the president's veto, can impeach or remove judges, must ratify all treaties with foreign countries |
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executive branch can... |
can veto bills passed by congress, can grant pardon and reprieves to federal offenders, can call a special session to congress |
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judicial branch can... |
can declare acts of the president being unconstitutional, can declare laws passed by congress being unconstitutional |
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first admendement |
freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, freedom of petition |
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second amendement |
freedom to own a gun |
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fifth amendment |
protects that right of not testifying against yourself in court |
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eighth amendement |
protects the right to excessive bail and cruel punishment |
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3 responsibility as a responsible citizen |
obey laws, vote in elections, pay taxes |
